MegaUpload shutdown has similar file-hosting sites worried

Guest · Jan 24, 2012

Guest said:

Yup. All that is going to happen is sites will block American IPs. Poker sites for example have already blocked Americans, now file sharing sites have started blocking them too. Once upon a time we were trying to access American-only sites, soon Americans complaining about the "Sorry this page is not available in your country" messages. It's unfortunate but inevitable (assuming ACTA, SOPA, PIPA, or PCFIPA doesn't destroy the internet altogether).

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Through this policy the US will eventually achieve the state censorship which China already have in place through more direct means.

Tomorrow_Rains · Jan 25, 2012

Anyone want to move to sweden?

Guest · Jan 29, 2012

The internet is PUBLIC. Sharing is not illegal. Stealing is. If I BUY anything, it is MINE to do as I please. That's why they are trying to make everything a LICENSE when you "buy" anything. The government has everyone scared of the word SHARE, as if it is synonymous with PIRATING. If a site has mp3s for example and someone hacks into their site, then that is stealing. If they distribute it, then of course that is illegal. It was never Bought/OWNED by the thief. But if someone BUYS / OWNS the mp3, then it is MINE to do with as I please. Greedy corporations are just mad at technology, which makes sharing easy. Technicailly one would be breaking their "law" if you loaned the device that had the "copywrited"/licensed property. ABSURD. They can go to hell with their greed and tyranny.

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MegaUpload shutdown has similar file-hosting sites worried

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