Richard O'Dwyer, one of the high-profile tech extradition cases the UK legal system has struggled to handle of late, has avoided US legal proceedings and the threat of jail time thanks to arranging a deal to visit the US voluntarily and pay a token amount of compensation. Read More >>
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"Google's revenue comes from adverts on legitimate services (their search engine, email web clients and such like). If Google was providing advertising..." More »
The case of Richard O'Dwyer, the 23-year-old founder of file-sharing site TVShack, is about to be transferred to the US, with home secretary Theresa May confirming plans to extradite him over copyright breaches. Read More >>
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"There needs to be a discussion on the liberties America are taking when it comes to extraditing and our government turning a blind eye.
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Richard O’Dwyer, a 23-year-old Sheffield Hallam student, has lost his case against extradition to the US over copyright infringement. The enterprising British founder of TVShack apparently earned some £150,000 in advertising revenue from the site, which linked to pirated episodes of TV shows available online. Read More >>