Internet Jurisdiction Debate

why? if you're located elsewhere you can literally just ignore UK/EU law. they don't have jurisdiction over you; worst-case scenario is probably them ordering ISPs to block your site.

Isn't it more like a website in one country rightly stating it's not bound by the laws in another country?

Does it depend on jurisdiction? Site operated by Chinese person in compliance with Chinese law, then what could rest of the world do?

Legal _in the US_ is an interesting point. We often see the US trying to overreach and apply US standards when US-owned material is hosted on sites outside of the US (Richard O'Dwyer), or arguing that accessing a server in the US makes you subject to US law (Gary McKinnon). Why would similar arguments not apply here? It may be legal in the US, but that doesn't necessarily place the actions outside the jurisdiction of the other country. Naturally, _enforcement_ may be an issue, but that

Their servers seems to be hosted in the USA though. That means they should be subject to US laws?

This person does not live in the US, why should they be subject to US laws?

what about websites which are not hosted in the US, but for instance, in europe or asia?This law wouldn't be in effect for them?

How exactly do these laws work if the servers are hosted outside of the US?

> That changes when the "wholly USA" website is being used by German citizens, who are under jurisdiction.Then block the website in your country. If I have no physical, legal, or economic presence in your country, I shouldn't expect to have to follow your laws. Do I need to start enforcing Thai lèse majesté laws too, now?

Putting your server outside the US does not put you outside of US law. The legal system takes a pretty dim view of "clever hacks" like that, actually.