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75. If they can already do this, why the big push for SOPA/PIPA? nt

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Feds Shut Down File-Sharing Website Megaupload [View all] Purveyor Jan 2012 OP

more good work on behalf of the 1%.... mike_c Jan 2012 #1

Torn on this... since it is not just the executives who lose money nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #3

Well, the trouble is, the nature of the medium makes property rights meaningless Scootaloo Jan 2012 #6

Then you will see more and more crap nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #7

So no quality work existed prior to copyright law? Scootaloo Jan 2012 #10

Yes, I guess you want to go back to all work controlled nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #15

Reactionary, aren't you? Scootaloo Jan 2012 #20

Pay attention chief, RIAA is OLD MEDIA nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #22

I think... fascisthunter Jan 2012 #76

Given that the industry created the problem nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #83

wow.... great Catch Nadin! fascisthunter Jan 2012 #93

Pay attention now, Scootaloo. You're talking to a long-term, respected DUer who is a tpsbmam Jan 2012 #42

And they're also making an argument that I would have made. harmonicon Jan 2012 #70

Didn't realize DU had "newby" police. pocoloco Jan 2012 #80

Who cares if he's a newbie? Codeine Jan 2012 #84

ditto dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Jan 2012 #99

Oh wait, you're serious, aren't you? Scootaloo Jan 2012 #103

Exactly. Even the "old media", like RIAA, despite of what they claim and believe, Fool Count Jan 2012 #51

I'm so old, I remember when the RIAA was about technical standards... GReedDiamond Jan 2012 #66

Are you talking about video games? Occulus Jan 2012 #57

No, paper and pencil nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #58

What was the game/company? Occulus Jan 2012 #62

FASA... nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #63

reminds me of a comic strip a while back Bodhi BloodWave Jan 2012 #73

Sadly I know which strip you mean nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #81

Nadine, I just did some digging, and FASA didn't go bankrupt Occulus Jan 2012 #85

Now that is creative writing nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #88

indeed, it was a very sad time for me since a lot of my favorite companies and as such settings went Bodhi BloodWave Jan 2012 #86

FASA had its share of problems kurt_cagle Jan 2012 #101

Trust me, I can speak from first person nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #102

Well, it doesn't help that fans pirated and steal-read everything, did it? THAT BEING SAID Leopolds Ghost Jan 2012 #64

Skyrim is an Amazing game! fascisthunter Jan 2012 #77

t's still an issue-- if not even greater. LanternWaste Jan 2012 #74

I used to play the pen and paper games Confusious Jan 2012 #95

There's Always Been "Piracy" Yavin4 Jan 2012 #8

Embracing the new reality is definitely the way to go Scootaloo Jan 2012 #12

Oh I think we are moving into that new reality nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #16

Corporations should have different copyright frameworks than persons. bigmonkey Jan 2012 #26

Yes, shortening copyright and NOT renewing it nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #27

I think you can break the Disney lock on copyright extensions by allowing them to pay for Mickey. bigmonkey Jan 2012 #31

And then they extended it beyond that nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #37

+1 Fearless Jan 2012 #17

All music should be free! Free the sound, man!!! nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #32

My musician friends, MadrasT Jan 2012 #36

You shouldn't be able to profit from art man! Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #46

No, it's not at all like that. progressoid Jan 2012 #60

Yep, my brother in law was in The Fantistics [off Broadway] for 10 years. Their truism is that you 24601 Jan 2012 #34

Nobody says that protecting IP is crazy in general. But some forms this protection takes Fool Count Jan 2012 #47

Good luck getting this changed right now nadinbrzezinski Jan 2012 #52

Home taping is killing music. nt. harmonicon Jan 2012 #69

Reel-to-reel or cassettes? kentauros Jan 2012 #90

8 track cassette. nt. harmonicon Jan 2012 #98

Can you afford to rent a property like this ? dipsydoodle Jan 2012 #97

Wonder if this is going to be like Oink Fake Empire Jan 2012 #2

Money talks. eom tawadi Jan 2012 #4

So what's this amount to? durablend Jan 2012 #5

LOL, that is the issue Celebration Jan 2012 #50

No coincidence there. Nope. salvorhardin Jan 2012 #9

Does this mean that no online storage method is safe? Hugabear Jan 2012 #11

Well, that's the thing Scootaloo Jan 2012 #13

I've never trusted the supposed 'security' of these online storage/backup sites. eom Purveyor Jan 2012 #14

If SOPA passes... Fearless Jan 2012 #19

Photos can be copyrighted Hugabear Jan 2012 #23

RIAA and MIAA Fearless Jan 2012 #24

Amazon Cloud, Microsoft's 'Skydrive', iCloud? bathroommonkey76 Jan 2012 #44

THIS JUST IN! Anonymous Attacks DOJ Site After Feds Shut Down Piracy Hub Megaupload Purveyor Jan 2012 #18

I know I am not supposed to find this amusing. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #21

there are and will be more to take its place :.> stockholmer Jan 2012 #25

This just underscores why we don't need any new laws Taverner Jan 2012 #28

That pesky due process Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #30

It's easy to understand why they want to skirt due process. randome Jan 2012 #33

Sure it's easy to understand Ron Obvious Jan 2012 #38

I know it sucks what they're trying to do. randome Jan 2012 #45

They need to understand due process isn't the enemy Taverner Jan 2012 #49

There are millions of people in prison in the US. Imagine if they didn't have to contend Fool Count Jan 2012 #53

Agree 100% Taverner Jan 2012 #48

It's a never-ending battle... bathroommonkey76 Jan 2012 #29

How did they manage to do this Pab Sungenis Jan 2012 #35

Here's my problem with this: They_Live Jan 2012 #39

Same here. This is bullshit. joshcryer Jan 2012 #40

Could anyone be liable for the permanent loss of artists' work if no backup is avail??? Leopolds Ghost Jan 2012 #65

For perspective. This is something close to 5% of the entire internet. Gone. Zip. Zilch. joshcryer Jan 2012 #41

And if you need a little irony in your diet They_Live Jan 2012 #43

When we say deleted, what do we mean? Surely artists that had accounts can retrieve their files? Leopolds Ghost Jan 2012 #67

Their servers are disconnected They_Live Jan 2012 #89

I had a photograph I had taken of a Japanese pop singer AsahinaKimi Jan 2012 #91

Wow. It has obtained the coveted endorsement of that Kardashian idiot. pinniped Jan 2012 #54

Assuming megaupload had a report option for reporting pirated material what cstanleytech Jan 2012 #55

From what it looks like the MU people were very, very shady Yukari Yakumo Jan 2012 #56

Ah, well that doesnt look good for them at all then. cstanleytech Jan 2012 #59

Could say that about alot of company's if you're going to judge them by their employee's .99center Jan 2012 #78

Yep... I'm actually surprised it took them this long to get around to "smashing" megaupload Blasphemer Jan 2012 #94

One thing I have to admit. I used to bash them for going after small... joshcryer Jan 2012 #61

Just like the big Maxell case from the 80's. harmonicon Jan 2012 #68

One more reason why I hate celebrities and the organizations behind their sucess. n/t vaberella Jan 2012 #71

There's a big push from the RIAA, et al... greiner3 Jan 2012 #72

If they can already do this, why the big push for SOPA/PIPA? nt NorthCarolina Jan 2012 #75

good point! (nt) fascisthunter Jan 2012 #79

Because with SOPA they can go after the "sister sites" who merely link to places like Megaupload. NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #82

Exactly. The point of SOPA is to shut down pages like THIS thread. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #87

kinda like using a AsahinaKimi Jan 2012 #92

I find it interesting that US Justice Department made the arrests lovuian Jan 2012 #100