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> What was the main difference of the initial phase of YouTube and MegaUpload? Kim dotcom didn't go to Stanford and have layers of contacts within the DoJ
by Eumenes 2y ago
> What was the main difference of the initial phase of YouTube and MegaUpload?
Kim dotcom didn't go to Stanford and have layers of contacts within the DoJ
- more_corn 2y agoOne of the cool things that lawyers do is that they advise you on how you can comply with the law and avoid such pesky things as “imprisonment” and “extradition”.
- skeeter2020 2y agoSalty hot-take but not grounded in reality if you remember or look back on the facts. He actively encouraged piracy, of whioch there is ample proof, then doubled-down on this, then tried to frame his own take on "following the rules" - all while continuing to poke the bear. We can debate what the laws and punishements should be, but he's about to feel justice in many different forms.
- KeplerBoy 2y agoYouTube was acquired by Google within two years of it launching. It's life as an independent operation was just too short to get into that sort of trouble.