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You're talking about the product, jimrandomh is talking about the business/legal environment. He doesn't mention the fact that it wont be appealing to consumers
by maxmcd 14y ago
You're talking about the product, jimrandomh is talking about the business/legal environment. He doesn't mention the fact that it wont be appealing to consumers, just that it'll have a handful of very large entities gunning for it's demise.
- s_henry_paulson 14y agoIt's not unreasonable to think that MegaBox was one of the reasons behind the raid. After all, MegaBox was almost complete when it happened, and we now know that the FBI had been monitoring Megaupload for 4-5 years. If they had that much time to gather evidence of wrongdoing, yet fuck up their execution so badly, it leads one to believe that the operation was rushed, perhaps by some influential people "gunning for its demise" Now, if that were really the case, it would be because they actually fear the product's release, and they would have to feel that the existing legal framework wouldn't be enough to stop it.
- res0nat0r 14y agoI highly doubt much of anything is going to come of this. The US Gov't was that afraid of MegaBox to rush a raid on Dotcom? Not likely IMO. Grooveshark hasn't been paying artists for a long time and isn't enough of a threat to raid as of today. Most likely more BS self promotion from the Head BS'er.
- lowboy 14y agoThe US Gov't as an entity isn't afraid. But lobbyists and other politicians might be afraid of not being able to buy that second house if they don't act in the interests of the RIAA/etc. edit On the surface this sounds like the stuff of tinfoil hats, but lobbyists do influence politics. A well-placed word with someone on high could have tipped the action.