Jimmy Wales Calls UK Government To Halt O'Dwyer Extradition 94
judgecorp writes "Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has called on the UK government to stop the extradition of Richard O'Dwyer. O'Dwyer was accused of infringing copyright with his site TVShack, but charges were dismissed in the UK. Wales has set up a petition and calls this the start of a new 'Internet war' following the successful opposition to SOPA earlier this year."
All your legal system are belong to U.S. (Score:5, Insightful)
Silly Jimmy. Don't you know that U.S. law *is* international law?
Re:All your legal system are belong to U.S. (Score:3, Insightful)
Said politics can directly affect their website if it happens.
It turns links in to lethal weapons that can destroy anyone.
Re:All your legal system are belong to U.S. (Score:5, Insightful)
Extradition? WTF? (Score:5, Insightful)
That's the definition of ri-goddamn-diculous.
Don't take this shit, UK - tell my government (and, by extension, the MAFIAA) to piss up a fucking rope. You are a sovereign nation, act like one.
Re:john perry barlow quote (Score:5, Insightful)
Neither is copyright an absolute. It exists for a specific purpose [pddoc.com]. Applications of copyright that do not advance that purpose are not permitted by the constitution. Since copyright is now mainly used as an impediment to the progress of science and the useful arts, it should be abolished.
Re:Extradition? WTF? (Score:2, Insightful)