I think you're entirely right. I also think that what you're warning about is already in the past, due to the practicalities of globalization.

There are so many laws around the world that apply to "websites", that currently, you can't operate any sort of online presence anymore without at least implicitly picking and choosing which laws on the planet that you're going to follow. Nobody hires hundreds of lawyers in every country of the world to comply with every website law on the planet, and if you did, I bet you'd find you probably can't practically operate one.

For example, the forum that we're on right now, doesn't comply with this law (although I believe HN blocks China anyway): https://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-06/17/c_1657089000974111.htm

In reality, people hire a lawyer in the jurisdictions where they have legal exposure and follow those laws.

This isn't to say that you should ignore software licenses, but rather sometimes, they're toothless instruments.

there is some interesting and nuanced discussion to be had with your main point, but

>This isn't to say that you should ignore software licenses, [...]

the main/only reason that i started this comment chain, and continued it, is that the other commenters are saying you should (if they are from the "wrong" country, anyways).