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		throwawaymm on March 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Copyright wars heat up: US wins extradition of col... Surely if the equivalent laws did actually exist in the UK, then he should be tried in the UK.

untog on March 14, 2012 [–]

He could have been, but the UK courts said that they had no interest in prosecuting. Seems strange that it opens up the possibility of extradition, but there you are.

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