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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
My point is it's beyond organized control. I understand how distressing this is, but like Hiroshima, once the Genie came out of the bag, there was no going back.
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If the possibility of being shot for file sharing doesn't stop it then yes, I'd agree. The genie is well and truly out of the bottle. stonetools et. al. can fantasize about the hegemony of US law enforcement, it might even manage the occasional
extradition of someone on dubious legal grounds* or
batter down someone's door with invalid warrants, but long term eradication is impossible.
*Interestingly enough I met for lunch with some in-law relations who were passing through the airport today. A retired university professor and a retired Headmistress of a girls boarding school. Fairly conservative, solid middle England. Both were incandescent about the Richard O'Dwyer extradition case and the state of US/UK legal balance in general. This could generate a reaction similar to ACTA. The US as a country, not necessarily its people, is about as unpopular in the world as I can ever recall, partly as a result of attitudes and actions like this one. I don't think I would rely on future US hegemony too much.