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Old 02-20-2009, 03:46 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
There was clearly a prima facie case against him in that the software he had written was illegal in the United States;
But the entire point was that that didn't matter, Harry. He didn't write it in the US. He wrote it in Russia, where it was completely legal for him to do so.

The speed limit here in the Netherlands is 75 miles an hour; should I get a speeding ticket when I enter the US? Same difference; you cannot break a law when you're not under its jurisdiction.
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