Mrs O’Dwyer, a nurse to terminally ill children, said her son had been “foolish” not to understand the implications of copyright. “If Richard has done something wrong it is right it is dealt with,” she said. “But it doesn’t seem right that Richard, who hasn’t been to America since he was five years old, should be taken there. No one would be able to visit him and he could be waiting in prison for a couple of years before his case is even heard. He should be tried here.”