[averageRoyalty]

Sounds like an American thing, as most of the world don't have "paychecks".

The internet is global, and American laws aren't super relevant.

[pigeons]

I agree that we should be mindful that there are many global legal traditions, but "unjust enrichment" is an English Common Law concept and much broader than American laws.

[averageRoyalty]

Fair point, but the "paycheck" example was an analogy around an account being opened in your name, and a poor one.