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fully agreed - the problem is exactly that "shoot first ask questions later" attitude and as you rightly mentioned the complete lack of accountability seemingly

by fpp 14y ago

fully agreed - the problem is exactly that "shoot first ask questions later" attitude and as you rightly mentioned the complete lack of accountability seemingly some of those involved here are assuming to be applied to this like with other dubious activities in the recent past.

pfisch 14y ago
I think the only lesson here is that if you operate a site like megaupload the gov't will come down on you like a ton of bricks whether it is against the law or not. So if you operate some kind of scumbag business like megadownload you might get your house raided by a swat team and your business shut down. I understand that what the gov't is doing is technically wrong but Kim is a scumbag and a con artist so I have a hard time getting upset about it. He is getting rich by selling content had absolutely no hand in the creation of and has no rights to. Megaupload was not like youtube, and Kim is just a leech on society. If people want to operate some kind of not for profit piracy site that is one thing, it is another thing when they are making a fortune selling content they do not have the rights to.
- Joakal 14y ago
  The bigger issue is the huge amount of power the government has to kill businesses at whim with no recourse. "The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all." -- HL Mencken
- HalibetLector 14y ago
  The government isn't discerning between "not for profit" piracy and "for profit" piracy. In fact, they're not even focused on "piracy" at all. If this is allowed to stand without any kind of recourse or punishment, there would then be a precedent that allowed the government to shut down any company at any time for any reason without the due process of law anywhere in the world. It's naive to think that wouldn't get abused.

by fpp 14y ago

pfisch 14y ago

I think the only lesson here is that if you operate a site like megaupload the gov't will come down on you like a ton of bricks whether it is against the law or not. So if you operate some kind of scumbag business like megadownload you might get your house raided by a swat team and your business shut down. I understand that what the gov't is doing is technically wrong but Kim is a scumbag and a con artist so I have a hard time getting upset about it. He is getting rich by selling content had absolutely no hand in the creation of and has no rights to. Megaupload was not like youtube, and Kim is just a leech on society. If people want to operate some kind of not for profit piracy site that is one thing, it is another thing when they are making a fortune selling content they do not have the rights to.

Joakal 14y ago
The bigger issue is the huge amount of power the government has to kill businesses at whim with no recourse. "The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all." -- HL Mencken
HalibetLector 14y ago
The government isn't discerning between "not for profit" piracy and "for profit" piracy. In fact, they're not even focused on "piracy" at all. If this is allowed to stand without any kind of recourse or punishment, there would then be a precedent that allowed the government to shut down any company at any time for any reason without the due process of law anywhere in the world. It's naive to think that wouldn't get abused.