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Hattori_Hanzo
Singapore1229 Posts
This is important if you ever used megaupload.com services. You are liable for no more than US$150,000 per infringed work under United States Code : Title 17, Chapter §504. That's right US Department of Justice has your personal credit information which links to everything else. They can and will (British student to extradited for file hosting service, Megaupload.com arrests) and seize everything, video links to supporting links. The Media Empire strikes back. | ||
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bOneSeven
Romania685 Posts
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Bobbias
Canada1373 Posts
On January 23 2012 19:59 bOneSeven wrote: The guy is totally fear mongering, however what he says is legit. They cannot really do what this guy says the US would do, but they would have the law to do it, so basically giving them power. This kind of power is very very very dangerous if you ask me. You have no idea hop happy it makes me to see the first response to this being "this guy is fear mongering". Now, US residents might be in trouble, but megaupoad serviced the entire world, and there is no way that the US could get thousands of people extradited for this. | ||
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FunnelC4kes
Ireland462 Posts
On January 23 2012 19:59 bOneSeven wrote: The guy is totally fear mongering, however what he says is legit. They cannot really do what this guy says the US would do, but they would have the law to do it, so basically giving them power. This kind of power is very very very dangerous if you ask me. You have a point. They could prosecute, but the sheer amount of people who availed of their services (lawbreakers, the lot of them!) would cost a huge amount of resources. Oh, and there's the whole "everyone you know is going to prison" thing that would probably cause riots. They don't care about the little guys, they just want to catch the big fish. | ||
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firehand101
Australia3152 Posts
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werynais
Germany1780 Posts
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Vain
Netherlands1115 Posts
Besides 25% of the internet is a bit much even for American prisons. | ||
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ComusLoM
Norway3547 Posts
On January 23 2012 20:10 firehand101 wrote: ooooooh shite... does it only apply to US? i hope to god it does You're pretty fucked in Australia to be fair mate. | ||
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werynais
Germany1780 Posts
On January 23 2012 20:11 Vain wrote: Rofl, why would the dutch government deliver me and the rest of the dutch people to the american government for doing something what is legal in my own country while doing that in my own country. Besides 25% of the internet is a bit much even for American prisons. Maybe they have enough space if they release all the black people and pot smokers? | ||
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Seraphone
United Kingdom1219 Posts
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werynais
Germany1780 Posts
On January 23 2012 20:15 Seraphone wrote: The guy being extradited setup a torrenting website. A bit different to your random downloader. Most people don't understand the difference between distributing and downloading. | ||
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Soleron
United Kingdom1324 Posts
If they do, by past trends, it will be UPLOADERS that are sued, not downloaders. With downloads they will only have an IP address that may or may not have been yours, and no absolute proof that your download was infringement, court costs would be far too high to justify proceeding. | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10852 Posts
On January 23 2012 20:13 werynais wrote: Maybe they have enough space if they release all the black people and pot smokers? Hm... Probably need another Australia to send all of us :p. | ||
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bobsire
Canada296 Posts
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Biff The Understudy
France7982 Posts
I'm happy megaupload got closed, this Kim Dotcom was a complete jerk although I am of course against PIPA and SOPA. Thinking American courts will sue hundred thousand of people is just ridiculous. Edit: tried again to watch it, I wanted so bad to slam the guy in the face that I had to stop. What a damn idiot. | ||
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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Jhuyt
Sweden365 Posts
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RockIronrod
Australia1369 Posts
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Bleak
Turkey3059 Posts
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Broesly
Romania157 Posts
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