Empire and Filesharing

This is a link to a Reuters article about a young man in the UK being charged for breaking US law, even though he was in the UK when he committed the "crime."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/13/us-filesharing-extradition-idUSTRE80C15C20120113

There is something disturbing about the fact that the United States is able to enforce US law in other countries. I did not realize Britain was a US territory. Were I a British citizen, I would be terrified by this possibility: regardless of the laws in my own country, my native sovereignty could be superseded by the rule of a foreign power. Maybe the sun has finally set on the British Empire. God save the Queen. 

Welcome to the Blog

Okay bloggers,
Here's the low down:
We're blogging a paragraph (3-5 sentences) four to five times a week.
I will check to make sure you've done your required blogging on Fridays.
To start, I would like you guys to write about topics that you are passionate about.
What are you already thinking about in your free time?
Though you may be highly obsessed with a facet of your personal life, please try to keep personal drama etc. out of the blogs. Obviously I am willing to consider exceptions, but I am unlikely to allow them.
As we ease ourselves into this, we will refine our posts, discuss blog posts in class, and focus what we're doing.
To start off, I suggest you just post something. Don't worry so much about it being "right." What's important at this moment is that we start blogging. We will hone our blogging as we go along.