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New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US

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Re: New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US

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Post by codezero »

xupybd wrote: post #39

Unrelated, but does `Bollocks` mean anything to people outside of NZ?

Yes. Most people from the United Kingdom and the US will recognize this vernacular. I'm saying this in response to your question, I don't expect all English speakers to understand it.

Re: New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US

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Post by forrestthewoods »

eliudnir wrote: post #24
forrestthewoods wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've not.

- I'm glad. He's a scumbag who profited TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS off content that he knew to be copyright infringing. He deserves prison time. Riiiiight.... Not conflating at all....

It is my opinion that Kim Dotcom's actions are both unlawful and wrong. They could have been unlawful but not wrong. Or lawful but wrong. Or even lawful and not wrong. However it is my opinion that they are simultaneously unlawful and wrong. Both the unlawfulness and wrongness are arguable on their own terms and merits without reference to the other.

You're free to disagree with me. You may hold a different opinion. That's perfectly fine. However a dissenting opinion does not mean I conflated the situation. It does not mean that I'm acting irrationally. It's simple a different opinion.

I don't mind downvotes for disagreeing with the HN HiveMind.

Re: New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US

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Post by toomuchtodo »

ikeboy wrote: post #34
iaw wrote: post #7

This just feels like a waste of taxpayer money, is Kim Dotcom worth extraditing?

He made $100 million via (alleged) illegal copyright infringement. If that isn't worth it, how much would be?

Devil's Advocate: Has anyone been prosecuted for the 2008 economic collapse? And you don't even have to extradite someone from NYC.

But a few hundred million from a guy in New Zealand? Nail him to the cross so the MPAA gets what they want.

Re: New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US

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Post by downandout »

forrestthewoods wrote: post #2

This probably goes against popular HN opinion, but good. I'm glad. He's a scumbag who profited TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS off content that he knew to be copyright infringing. He deserves prison time.

And Google has made billions from infringing content through YouTube. Are you going to say that Larry and Sergey should be arrested too?

Re: New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US

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Post by toomuchtodo »

philliphaydon wrote: post #18
Mandatum wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't believe copyright infringement should be extraditable.

It's not. It's the other charges they slapped on top to justify it.

Ahh, so they're fraudulently charging him in order to justify it.

Why haven't the US attorneys responsible for this been disbarred?

Re: New Zealand court rules Kim Dotcom can be extradited to US

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Post by pheroden »

xupybd wrote: post #39

Unrelated, but does `Bollocks` mean anything to people outside of NZ?

Literally, it means testicles, but more colloclially it means bullshit in every English speaking country I know of.

edit: Apparently not. Just messaged my American buddy, and he thought it might be a wig for cows... So, maybe not Americans.

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