&gt; “The internet is not a law-free room”<p>It&#x27;s worse than that - only American laws are applicable on the internet world-wide, and most of HN is fine with that without any second thought.<p>The US has never been shy applying its laws abroad, with numerous examples: domain name seizures with the tenuous nexus being &quot;Domain Registrar is a US entity&quot;, prosecution of the Pirate Bay and Kim Dotcom, the TPP.<p>Brazil intends to take action that <i>only</i> applies within its borders and suddenly the sky is falling, all because it&#x27;s against an American company.