- RighteousTyrant
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Hi I'm RT and I like to argue!
Posted by: All of humanity
How so? They were going after the content that was hosted on US servers. Not to mention Megaupload wasn't properly following through with the DCMA take down notices.
Posted by: Obi Wan Stevobi
MegaUpload is a perfect example of why we didn't need SOPA or PIPA to begin with. There is plenty of copyright law in place now, and content producers do have legal recourse against violators. No reason to try to police what Americans can see on the internet, what search engines or ISPs can display for you, or to allow patent holders to force action against offenders without judicial process.I think you misunderstood what Stevobi was saying. He didn't say that Megaupload wasn't doing what they're accused of doing. He said that their shutdown and arrest, in absence of SOPA and PIPA, show that laws like SOPA and PIPA simply aren't necessary to effect enforcement of copyright law.
[Edited on 01.20.2012 2:04 PM PST]