Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:39 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Ethlenn wrote:
Plus, you believe they'll leave torrents alone?
Of course not. It's just that the companies had switched to a strategy of attacking the distribution sites. Plus they are focused on music and films at the moment, mostly American. At this rate though it won't be long before the Japanese and Korean companies decide to utilize the same legal tools.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
it's scary how this went down especially after SOPA/PIPA protest, and i agree with the comment above mine that torrents are going to be the next target.
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:35 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
And to think that some people here actually advocate having only one source for a file. This just goes to show that files should be mirrored as far and wide as possible.
As for torrents, they've been going after them for years now, especially TPB. But they haven't had much success, and probably never will unless they can turn something like SOPA into a law.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:18 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
OK people, this is restricted to the US. No Japan and/or Korean involved. The only thing I know is that governments are actually doing exactly what they were avoiding some years ago... freedom of expression and such !!! It's a real pity that instead of evolving we are stepping backwards.
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The individuals and two corporations—Megaupload Limited and Vestor Limited—were indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia on Jan. 5, 2012, and charged with engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to commit copyright infringement, conspiring to commit money laundering, and two substantive counts of criminal copyright infringement. The individuals each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit racketeering, five years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, 20 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and five years in prison on each of the substantive charges of criminal copyright infringement.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:37 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Which isn't to say people should not be concerned with PIPA/SOPA. Still an ongoing problem. That said if they were involved in racketeering and money laundering I hope they don't get sympathy help from teh internets. Makes us look bad.
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:55 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
SOPA/PIPA is however something that would concern everyone, even those outside of USA.
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