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I'm not denying that MegaUpload engaged in piracy, but that doesn't stop it from ALSO being a general-purpose file host. This is very tangential to copyright la
by ekimekim 14y ago
I'm not denying that MegaUpload engaged in piracy, but that doesn't stop it from ALSO being a general-purpose file host.
This is very tangential to copyright law, but there was no good reason morally (and, as far as I'm aware, legally) not to return customers data.
- tptacek 14y agoThis is the human shield theory of defending a criminal enterprise, isn't it? Profit from piracy, but cover it up with innocent people's documents.
- bediger4000 14y agoNo, it's the Betamax defense, isn't it? Substantial non-infringing uses make the technology allowable.
- res0nat0r 14y agoCorrect, and this is why Amazon S3 probably the biggest filesharing system in existence is not being sued and being taken offline. Megaupload, not so much.