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		mirimir on Dec 14, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Accessing Publicly Available Information on the In... So why didn't hiQ just operate from some jurisdiction where scraping is legal? And use VPN services to prevent blocking. I mean, the Internet is global. So why should US laws matter everywhere?

us0r on Dec 14, 2017 [–]

spamhaus did this and the spammer who sued them got a default judgement. when he went to seize their domain they suddenly cared about us laws.

mirimir on Dec 14, 2017 | [–]

Well, some domain registries are not under US control. Consider that TPB and Sci-Hub still have domain names.

And, if push comes to shove, one doesn't really need a domain.

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