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If they can argue that because mega upload can be used for copyright infringement so people need to go to jail then so do the devs of ytdl, WeTransfer, YouTube,

If they can argue that because mega upload can be used for copyright infringement so people need to go to jail then so do the devs of ytdl, WeTransfer, YouTube, Google drive/chrome, etc. etc. etc.

I_am_tiberius 3y ago
I don't think so. I remember, Megaupload allowed to view movies, which you could even watch online. After a few minutes the movies stopped and asked you to pay if you wanted to continue. Everyone knew it was a database of pirated movies. Saying they are equal to youtube etc. is just an insult to people who used the site. At that point, everyone you asked would have told you it's a pirate site.
- zirgs 3y ago
  It's crazy that they thought that they could get away with something so blatant.
- smashah 3y ago
  My point is to say where does it end? What about the devs of BitTorrent/uTorrent? "Everybody knows that these two programs are mostly used for piracy". How about the whole p2p concept? "Everybody knows p2p means pirate 2 pirate". People are dumping whole movies on Twitter right now. So Twitter staff should go to jail? Nobody should go to jail for piracy period. Hope I made my point clear.
  - I_am_tiberius 3y ago
    I'm in general no big fan of locking people away so I agree with your statements in regards to piracy and jail. But the punishment needs to be higher than the benefit is for its users. You compare Megaupload with p2p architectures. Of course torrents are used for criminal activities but they can't be stopped. You wouldn't compare twitter with Megaupload if you had seen Megaupload. The site was essentially like Netflix but for all movies in existence. Saying now that it's only the fault of its users if the site was designed for piracy in mind, is ridiculous.
    - smashah 3y ago
      > Saying now that it's only the fault of its users Who said that? Nobody should be punished for internet piracy.
      - I_am_tiberius 3y ago
        KDC says he's not responsible for the actions of his users.
        smashah 3y ago
        ok, he's wrong for that - still shouldn't be punished for piracy.

If they can argue that because mega upload can be used for copyright infringement so people need to go to jail then so do the devs of ytdl, WeTransfer, YouTube, Google drive/chrome, etc. etc. etc.

I_am_tiberius 3y ago

I don't think so. I remember, Megaupload allowed to view movies, which you could even watch online. After a few minutes the movies stopped and asked you to pay if you wanted to continue. Everyone knew it was a database of pirated movies. Saying they are equal to youtube etc. is just an insult to people who used the site. At that point, everyone you asked would have told you it's a pirate site.

zirgs 3y ago
It's crazy that they thought that they could get away with something so blatant.
smashah 3y ago
My point is to say where does it end? What about the devs of BitTorrent/uTorrent? "Everybody knows that these two programs are mostly used for piracy". How about the whole p2p concept? "Everybody knows p2p means pirate 2 pirate". People are dumping whole movies on Twitter right now. So Twitter staff should go to jail? Nobody should go to jail for piracy period. Hope I made my point clear.
- I_am_tiberius 3y ago
  I'm in general no big fan of locking people away so I agree with your statements in regards to piracy and jail. But the punishment needs to be higher than the benefit is for its users. You compare Megaupload with p2p architectures. Of course torrents are used for criminal activities but they can't be stopped. You wouldn't compare twitter with Megaupload if you had seen Megaupload. The site was essentially like Netflix but for all movies in existence. Saying now that it's only the fault of its users if the site was designed for piracy in mind, is ridiculous.
  - smashah 3y ago
    > Saying now that it's only the fault of its users Who said that? Nobody should be punished for internet piracy.
    - I_am_tiberius 3y ago
      KDC says he's not responsible for the actions of his users.
      - smashah 3y ago
        ok, he's wrong for that - still shouldn't be punished for piracy.