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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
My comment about moving offshore was simply because I feel that the harder the target, the less likely you'll even be in their crosshairs. If they truly want to nail a few affiliates, they'll take out the easy targets first.
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Believe me man - it's not, but totally agree it's a common prosecutor strategy to take a sample of eg.. a few affiliates where most of them will crack and deliver up a precident.
Better say the reasons for not offshore...
(a) Hosting offshore may be fine, but if a webmaster retains citizenship of whatever country - they are still liable under that country's laws.
(b) Setting up an offshore corp is even more complex in that the beneficial owner may still be a citizen of X country - and may still be liable for violations.
The US in addition (tho that is the exception) also presents another problem in that there is a requirement for IRS filings declaring that corp. OK.. ya can lie on filings, but that opens up the possibility of more serious tax evasion stuff and can be grounds for extradition.
I've already got some clues and will be checking with lawyers this coming week to throw a few options at em. There *may* be avenues worth persuing, tho they will have conditions attached (tho no biggie), but *very* important to maintain. So, will see what happens from that..