[At-Large] US v John Doe 1 & Others [Defendants]

[John R. Levine]

> In this instance (my views as an individual and not representing anyone's
> views in this instance), the US has every right to. This is the *locus*:
> IANA delegates to RIRs and because IANA is based in the US, it is subject
> to US laws for all its intents and purposes.

I don't think you'll get a lot of sympathy for that theory.  I have bought 
books from amazon.co.uk.  Does that mean I'm subject to UK law?

> However, the issue and the question is should regulation be done at the ISP
> level or the RIR level?

Several of the ISPs appear to be in the Ukraine and are controlled by the 
criminals.  You need both.

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John Levine, johnl at iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
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