RE: International Law with Data

Up until the private island scenario, the cracks and warez groups seem to have relied on a “parasitic” style of distribution where they operate off of some unmonitored university or corporate server on the sly, or have their own out of their homes. This made it hard to “block” them by IP address because it was always changing. By being in a central location, with a block of known IP addresses,

I was thinking that they might have a problem if some authority was able to simply “unplug” or block the connection to and from the island.

We had a satellite internet connection for a while (we’re out in the sticks). The satellite still had to communicate to a central location somewhere with a connection to an internet provider.

Unless they could get their own channel of some sort, but that would greatly reduce the available audience.

I did not realize when I made my first post that Sealand was so small and manmade. (That's King Danny in the picture) It looks smaller than some oil derricks. I assumed it was an island. It’s nothing but a cement platform on two big pillars. I guess this would limit the amount of activity that could be sustained here unless they were able to add on. Does this mean anyone can build a platform in international waters and call it a country?

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