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> 
> The court similarly found that any purported agreement with Wong via
> the Creative Commons license was not sufficient to establish personal
> jurisdiction. The Creative Commons license did not require Virgin to
> perform any of its obligations in Texas. Instead, the license
> permitted the photograph to be used anywhere in the world.
> Furthermore, Chang failed to show that Virgin performed any of its
> obligations in Texas. It used the photograph solely in Australia, the
> one place that, according to Virgin’s evidence, it was authorized to
> sell its products and services. Finally, because Virgin only used the
> photograph in Australia, the license that permitted its use was
> centered in Australia, not Texas.
> 
> 
> 


What is personal jurisdiction and how can it allow someone to not respect the copyright of another individual? Also, does that mean that Chang can sue Virgin in an Australian court?



What is personal jurisdiction and how can it allow someone to not respect the copyright of another individual?