I think you're drawing a false equivalence. On one side, the MPAA/RIAA are bribing our elected officials to turn online communities into major business liabilit

I think you're drawing a false equivalence. On one side, the MPAA/RIAA are bribing our elected officials to turn online communities into major business liabilities. On the other, existing online communities have rallied the companies that host them to take a stand. Remember, Reddit was the first major company to announce a blackout. And they wouldn't have done that without a lot of prodding from the community.