| ▲ | PaulDavisThe1st 2 days ago | |
"Distributing" is doing a lot of work here. A file hosted on foreign server might functionally be a system to "distribute" that file, but it is doubtful if a US state could prevent it from existing. They could theoretically order US ISP's to cease providing access to said file, but that's a rabbit hole I'm not sure that Illinois or any other state really wants to go down. | ||
| ▲ | kube-system 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
Yes, most any law is primary enforced against people within the same legal jurisdiction. It matters less where the server is and more where the relevant people/organizations/assets are. Major OS providers, including major Linux distributions, are all within reasonable reach of Illinois law. It’s probably less relevant if you’re a hobbyist working on Hannah Montana Linux on the other side of the planet. | ||