On Tue, 7 Nov 1995, Oliver Huf wrote:
It's inherent. You simply can't apply US-law to non-US-citizens outside the U.S.!
Well, also (?) the Exxon bill tries to do just that. If you put up 'indecent' material at your .de site that persons in the US can ftp or browse or whatever, and the Exxon bill passes, you can be sentenced to (at least) 2 years jail in the US. Presumably, since they don't think you are as important as the infamous ex Panama president, they won't come and get you, but might meet you at the airport if you ever plan to visit the US. (They will not try to get you sentenced in a German court since you haven't committed any crime in Germany, and the German Government will probably not extradite you - I'm not familiar with German extradition laws, though.) With only one military superpower left we can expect it's jurisdiction to expand as it seems fit. Mats