Need some information on the megaupload court case

[Kushina]

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't people who strictly just download from megaupload get screwed over as well?

I'm conflicted on this because I know legally they couldn't go after people that strictly just downloaded but I feel almost positive that I read and heard about people who were strictly downloading getting sued as well.

 

[deustroop]

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't people who strictly just download from megaupload get screwed over as well?

I'm conflicted on this because I know legally they couldn't go after people that strictly just downloaded but I feel almost positive that I read and heard about people who were strictly downloading getting sued as well.

Confess now and it will go better for you in front of the judge,

 

[Red Squirrel]

That case was a typical "to set an example" case. The site in itself was not even a piracy site, it just happened that some people used it for that, which was against their ToS. So owner was dragged out of his country for it by the ridiculous agendas behind the IP law system. It's like punishing Toyota because ISIS uses their trucks. Sadly when it comes to digital stuff whoever creates a product is held liable for how people use it and that's pretty much why the site was shut down. It also shows how important it is to have a more resilient internet replacement, because a single entity like a single country's government should not be able to just take down a site like that. Every time that happens it is a reminder of how weak the infrastructure behind the internet is. It's too centralized. Tor and .onion sites help for that though, as they are much harder to track down to a physical location especially if they are moved around a lot.

 

[who?]

Kim Dotcom and his minions claim that the references to illegal material that they made in emails were sarcasm but the U.S. prosecutors don't believe it.