[onetimeusename]

So I imagine, with some irony, that she can avoid US courts because Russia doesn't have an extradition agreement. To some extent, it seems like content sharing apps are often Russia based. So evading shutdown in Western nations requires a hostile regime. So free access to Western, public-funded, scientific research relies on Russian networks and jurisdiction often.

[ls612]

Also why Rutracker is by far the best public tracker.

[r721]

Rutracker is blocked in Russia.

[ls612]

Isn't that because they are anti-Putin not because of copyright?

[r721]

It definitely started with copyright infringement dispute in 2015 (with Russian authors/publishers though), and I don't remember any anti-Putin statements from them (though it's possible I missed something).

[ahartmetz]

When the system is so bad that fighting it improves it. It's a standard feature of a decent, non-totalitarian political system that it improves that way. Just don't tell Putin. But he wouldn't get it anyway. Totalitarian and democratic regimes often have basic problems understanding each other.