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I still don't understand how could he got an extradition to US.

He doesn't have US nationality and he was living most of his life in Germany and New Zealand.

We have copyright treaties signed by most nations. I think the copyright infringement crime shall be judged at the jurisdiction the suspect is living and committed the suspecting act.

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More than 100 countries have extradition treaties with the US, and extraditions go both ways.

(Sample https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57883892 )

Oh wow, very surprising to learn that US constitution allows extradition of US citizens abroad

Why is that surprising?

I believe it could be surprising because a person's government has turned them over to a foreign government where they have no representation. The foreign government is not governed by the same Constitution, Bill of Rights, laws, or checks and balances. A core cultural understanding in the US is the rule of law and right of representation in a government by-and-for the people. It could seem like a loophole where the US government can forcibly remove a person's rights.

I come from Russia which is an extremely low bar with respect to human rights, however giving up a citizen to a foreign government is explicitly forbidden by the constitution. It's a very reasonable rule because by doing so you're effectively stripping him of constitutional protections (which sadly don't exist anymore but they did in the past).

I always assumed all decent countries have that, and of all especially the USA which is famous for things like "The Hague Invasion Act".

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