Mfarhanonline Social Media News: A U.K. judge has ordered the extradition of British computer studies student Richard O’Dwyer to the United States. O’Dwyer founded TVShack.net , a video-streaming site, and the U.S. is accusing him of copyright infringement. U.S. authorities contend the site hosted several links to pirated and copyrighted video content. The reason the judge extradited O’Dwyer to the States is because the complaint came from the U.S. — not the U.K. According to O’Dwyer’s mother, this decision was not right. She told the BBC , “If Richard appears to have committed a crime in this country — then try him in this country. Instead, the home secretary wants to send him thousands of miles away and leave him languishing … in a U.S. jail…” Indeed, if he were tried in the U.K., O’Dwyer’s site might not even be considered a criminal offense. His lawyers argue that his site was simply providing links, just like Google or any other search engine. However, U.S. authorities claim O’Dwyer has collected more than $230,000 by advertising this copyrighted and pirated content on his website. As a student, though, O’Dwyer says that he wasn’t financially motivated when starting his site. “I started it with the best intentions, really,” he told Sky News. “To learn more about web development and a subject that I like a lot.” If he is found guilty, O’Dwyer could face up to 10 years in jail. What do you think of this extradition? Let us know in the comments. More About: copyright infringement , extradition , international relations , piracy , TVShack Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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