← Back to context Comment by themafia 2 months ago You can tariff a single company. 3 comments themafia Reply immibis 2 months ago The normal response to a company importing illegal products is to seize them at the border, destroy them, and, optionally, send the importer a big fine. This is already an established process. themafia 2 months ago > importing illegal productsWhat's "illegal" about these products?> send the importer a big fine.And that gets paid?> This is already an established process.And has it ever been used for /civil/ software GPL violations? viccis 2 months ago Or you could just prevent the goods from being sold, rather than making the American tax payer foot the bill for that company's crime.
immibis 2 months ago The normal response to a company importing illegal products is to seize them at the border, destroy them, and, optionally, send the importer a big fine. This is already an established process. themafia 2 months ago > importing illegal productsWhat's "illegal" about these products?> send the importer a big fine.And that gets paid?> This is already an established process.And has it ever been used for /civil/ software GPL violations?
themafia 2 months ago > importing illegal productsWhat's "illegal" about these products?> send the importer a big fine.And that gets paid?> This is already an established process.And has it ever been used for /civil/ software GPL violations?
viccis 2 months ago Or you could just prevent the goods from being sold, rather than making the American tax payer foot the bill for that company's crime.
The normal response to a company importing illegal products is to seize them at the border, destroy them, and, optionally, send the importer a big fine. This is already an established process.
> importing illegal products
What's "illegal" about these products?
> send the importer a big fine.
And that gets paid?
> This is already an established process.
And has it ever been used for /civil/ software GPL violations?
Or you could just prevent the goods from being sold, rather than making the American tax payer foot the bill for that company's crime.