As the Internet has no geographical boundaries, am I bound by the copyright laws of the country which hosts my Internet account? Can I ignore other countries copyright laws?
Answer As yet, despite debate on the subject, there has been no agreement on which country’s law should apply in this situation. However, most countries are signatories of the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention. Thus there may be a high probability that the country which hosts your Internet account is party to these Conventions, and you should respect the Copyright of that country, as it is very likely to have reciprocal protection in the UK. So, in such cases you can not ignore other countries copyright laws!
