Australia Hands Over Man to US Courts

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Australia Hands Over Man to US Courts
Got this in my email: an Australian citizen who has never been anywhere near the United States has been extradited to face trial there for copyright violations. "he served as the leader of a group named Drink Or Die, which 'cracked' copy-protected software and media products and distributed them free of cost." He is facing up to ten years in prison. It's hard to imagine a Canadian court coughing up a Canadian citizen to face U.S. justice. Then again, we gave them Maher Arar. One wonders how Hew Griffiths will be treated in an American slammer. More...