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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Ignorance of your local laws is no excuse.
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his local laws, the book was legal.
Authorities in a place the book was not legal broke
their own local laws to order a copy, so that they could call for his arrest in a totally different jurisdiction, for an act which was not a crime in that jurisdiction.
As for China ... you'll note that "Worldwalker" doesn't connect to my real identity (sure, it's possible to make that connection, but it's not trivial). That's one reason why I keep it that way. I might need to go there some day, and I'd like to be able to come home. I don't agree with their definition of "responsible" free speech.