Comments on: DVD Jon moves to America

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 19:52:25 +0000

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 07:29:06 +0000

Likely, it was the combination of having a sponsor & the ‘unique skills’ provision of the immigration rules for H1-B visas. The whole DeCSS debacle is a moot point because ultimately he was not convicted of anything in regards to those trumped-up charges. (The Norwegian Prosectors had a rather difficult time trying to twist and contort the existing laws to attempt to cast Jon’s creation of DeCSS as a criminal act.

Furthermore, nothing that he did while not within US jurisdiction (in regards to copyright) can be the basis for a claim of tort once he is within US jurisdiction, as it’s a matter for civil, not criminal courts. Since he is not a US citizen, if he did something that would be a criminal act if done within the US jurisdiction, but as a Norwegian Citizen, the act was consummated in Norway and is perfectly legal in Norway, he can not be prosecuted. This is a generally accepted international practice. After all, we don’t want our citizens who may be working in Saudi Arabia to be prosecuted for violating some Islamic law (consuming beer, for instance) for something they did while they were at home in the US visitng for the holidays.

While he might be more vulnerable to the DCMA now, he’s also got a well-heeled patron. Likely, any work he does will probably come under the Linspire corporate umbrella, so it will be almost impossible for any of the cartels to sue him personally for work he does for Linspire. They will have to sue Linspire and Mr. Robertson has a track record of standing up to these people, so they may think twice about filing a suit that is total BS.

–TurboGeek

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:57:27 +0000

Or they wanted him here so they can use the DMCA against him…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:59:16 +0000

All it takes is money. Mike, who is most likely reasonably wealthy (because he earned it), probably got him the visa, and it was approved before the cartels got wind of the action. A person can move any where so long as he or she has a lot of money (or a sponsor with a lot of money). The government-cartel alliances do not want an average working person emigrating to different countries unless that person is a smuggled slave who is ripe for exploitation. Goods are allowed to transit borders without restriction but people are not. This should tell the people of the world something.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:35:13 +0000

I wonder how he got through customs?

Or is it that American customs is not on tha take as is congress and the courts?