what will happen this year

[billy]

Not really, Mark -- you see, Kraft Foods Australia is subject to Australian business and operating laws, not American, regardless of it being an American corporation. The US can only control (or seek to control) entities that are physically located within its borders. It is possible, however, that Big Brother can in some way restrict access for Americans to sites that allow them to circumvent these draconian laws -- but they can frankly fuck right off when it comes to my country. We've got enough censorship crap of our own to deal with.

we just had a kid taken to an english court in order to be extradited to the usa, for a crime that wasn't recognised by the uk. the uk didn't close his site down, the usa did. he streamed tv etc and gave links to other sites. the big question is;
what right did the usa have to close a british site, and what right do the usa have to extradite a british citizen who hasn't committed a terrorist act or left the british isles.

according to our stupid laws the usa have every right to close down something that is in all sense on someone elses sovereign soil.
the usa has more power than i thought would be possible.

i hope to see such powers curtailed in the coming year. it's just wishful thinking though.

as a ps.
australia dictated how slaughterhouses should operate in another country and got what they they wanted. power is in the buck. should the close down Kraft usa because of an australian infringement Kraft auz would probably try and sort something out.

murdock had his head office registered in the usa and as could face charges for screwing up in the uk or any other country he works out of, including auz. they're effin insidious.