Reply to: banged up abroad (soon)

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Team America World Police - this guy wasn't hosting stuff in US or going to the US - when did we put them in charge of our justice system?

[Freamon]

That's racist.

[TimberWolf]

Yes

That's racist.

Mods, another one for the sin bin!

[Paddy]

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't - UK is very poor when it comes with cybercrime, where as US actually gets the people and puts them in jail.

He will need to explain himself in US court - even if he avoids it he will never be able to travel easily because of risk to be extradited to US.

He has not commited a crime His website merely had urls pointing to other websites just like Google does.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

£147k - not bad amount for 23 year old (he was younger back when he did it), just what kind of site he run and what exactly made him money is the question?

He has audacity to hide behind Google - "Mr O'Dwyer has argued that TVShack did not store copyright material itself and merely directed uiusers to other sites, making it similar to Google.", it so totally isn't because unlike him Google does not primarily contains links to dodgy sites that feck over right holders.

US is more or less the only country that actually goes extra mile to deal with cybercrime, the reason people call UK/US extradiction treaty one sided is because police in UK does not give a fook about things that US actually wants to deal with.

I wonder if this guy is paying for lawyers with the money he earned from his site or claims legal aid.

As you bad repped me for saying before - we make our own laws here and anyone who prefers the USA is more than welcome to flip off there

[AtW]

Oh - he made some money from it too.

£147k - not bad amount for 23 year old (he was younger back when he did it), just what kind of site he run and what exactly made him money is the question?

He has audacity to hide behind Google - "Mr O'Dwyer has argued that TVShack did not store copyright material itself and merely directed users to other sites, making it similar to Google.", it so totally isn't because unlike him Google does not primarily contains links to dodgy sites that feck over right holders.

US is more or less the only country that actually goes extra mile to deal with cybercrime, the reason people call UK/US extradiction treaty one sided is because police in UK does not give a fook about things that US actually wants to deal with.

I wonder if this guy is paying for lawyers with the money he earned from his site or claims legal aid.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

No, that's not all he did -

"The case was brought by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which claims that the TVShack.net website earned more than $230,000 (£147,000) in advertising revenue before US authorities obtained a warrant and seized the domain name in June 2010."

Oh - he made some money from it too.

[AtW]

I understand all he did was publish links to file sharers - how is that cybercrime

No, that's not all he did -

"The case was brought by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which claims that the TVShack.net website earned more than $230,000 (£147,000) in advertising revenue before US authorities obtained a warrant and seized the domain name in June 2010."

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't - UK is very poor when it comes with cybercrime, where as US actually gets the people and puts them in jail.

He will need to explain himself in US court - even if he avoids it he will never be able to travel easily because of risk to be extradited to US.

I understand all he did was publish links to file sharers - how is that cybercrime

[AtW]

According to him, he didn't break any UK law.

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't - UK is very poor when it comes with cybercrime, where as US actually gets the people and puts them in jail.

He will need to explain himself in US court - even if he avoids it he will never be able to travel easily because of risk to be extradited to US.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Looks reasonable, what makes you expect he can do his tulip and get away with it?

According to him, he didn't break any UK law.

[AtW]

BBC News - Richard O'Dwyer case: TVShack creator's US extradition approved

Why are septics so keen to lock this dude.up?

Looks reasonable, what makes you expect he can do his tulip and get away with it?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Are we allowed to say septic?

Yes

[CheeseSlice]

BBC News - Richard O'Dwyer case: TVShack creator's US extradition approved

Why are septics so keen to lock this dude.up?

Mr O'Dwyer could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison if found guilty in the US

Compare that with

BBC News Manchester - Kieran Large death: John Foster jailed for killing friend

John Foster, 30, of Leigh, Greater Manchester, punched Kieran Large in the ribs and head at a flat in Richmond Drive in the town last September.

A post-mortem examination confirmed he died from internal injuries.

Foster was charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Liverpool Crown Court and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.

[TimberWolf]

Are we allowed to say septic?