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TomGullen on July 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Finding the mystery man behind FunnyJunk

> Add this to our list of questions—why a Dutch hosting company for a US company?

Maybe they offer a better deal?

nucleardog on July 17, 2012 [–]

Maybe because a couple of DMCA complaints stacking up in the states would result in the site being taken down with most economy-style hosting, and given the nature of the site they're bound to get a few...

Maybe the Netherlands just offer saner intellectual property laws.

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