Paolo wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:51 am
PS - actually, EA (the server box) is NOT located in the USA.
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to stop them if they want to come after you. A guy in Florida was charged with obscenity for a website he had in some island country which is outside of US jurisdiction. All that counted to the prosecutors was that he was a resident of Florida and was violating their laws.
Technically, Germany could prosecute one of us for what we've posted, if it's made available over the Internet in that country, just as some countries have brought suit against certain US Internet companies. It's not likely they'll do it, and we could probably fight extradition, if they did, but that is possible. It could work out like the recent charges against Internet gambling. None of the people arrested did anything thing against the laws of their countries, but when they traveled through the USA, they were arrested for violating US laws.
I could just see myself on a stop over in Germany: "Oh, Slammr. You're under arrest for child pornography for the stuff you've posted on EA." If that's what the charges against Herni are for, I'm staying the hell away from Germany. Hell, in some country or another, there might be an arrest warrant out for all of us that have posted to EA.