> If you run a business, and decide to do business with people in another country, it's your responsibility to figure out if the business you're doing is legal for that country.
I'd say it's the responsibility of the people in the other country to know their own laws. It's not reasonable for the business to know the laws of every country in the world, which is the only other option.
This is how it has traditionally worked. If it's illegal to possess a particular item in country A but not country B, and someone living in country A places a mail order from country B for one, one would normally expect that person in country to be held culpable under his or her own laws, not the business in country B legitimately selling it.
If there is an item that is illegal to possess, typically both the buyer and seller can be prosecuted. That's nothing new. You're just continuing to push the idea that "it is legal in my country" as a defense that's already been established as not a valid defense. This type of prosecution has been established way before the internet even existed.
Well, the legal system's that state that buying and/or selling a restricted or illegal item is punishable by law. I'm not familiar with the laws of every jurisdiction on the planet in this particular manner.
I'll admit I'm assuming that in cases where it is illegal to possess the item it is also likely illegal to sell said item. But I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule.
I'd say it's the responsibility of the people in the other country to know their own laws. It's not reasonable for the business to know the laws of every country in the world, which is the only other option.
This is how it has traditionally worked. If it's illegal to possess a particular item in country A but not country B, and someone living in country A places a mail order from country B for one, one would normally expect that person in country to be held culpable under his or her own laws, not the business in country B legitimately selling it.