does it make any tangible difference to you, as a user?
While that's not really the point of the court case at all, I will say yes it does have a huge difference and I have touched on this earlier.Youtube actively takes down pirated material using automated software to detected copywrited music and footage and also quickly takes down material at the request of copywrite holders.It also doesn't hide search results for copywritted material to make it harder for stakeholders to find and request take-downs. These actions combined make youtube a much less favourable place to share and view pirated materials so as a general user I am more inclined not to engage in pirate activity on the site.
No we aren't.
No we aren't.It's not even about the user its about the sites running this $#@!.What the hell does the hypocrisy of the end user have to do with anything?The users actions don't define the company running the site, the actions of the companies in response to the users does.
well not really - Copyright infringement is copyright infringement...unless of course you want to concede that some copyright infringement for personal/non profit use isn't a bad thing....
Bunch of $#@!ing dribble, learn to read.
Thats basically what you have said the whole time, its ok to pirate and have copyrighted material as long as profit isnt intended, like you say Youtube is,
OH GOD WORDS
The price of getting data across our border and/or around this tiny country has stopped the likes of Netflix in their tracks. Literally.
for a Rhianna song or something.
MegaUpload users look into suing US over lost files By Jared Newman | Friday, January 27 2012Claim the sudden closure of the website is unjustified and completely disproportionate.Share Tweet inShare0When the U.S. Department of Justice shut down MegaUpload and sued its operators for copyright infringement last week, users who were storing files legally on the site became collateral damage. Now, some of them are looking to sue the government over lost data, TorrentFreak reports. The counterattack is being led by the Pirates of Catalonia in collaboration with Pirate Parties International - overseas political groups who oppose harsh laws against copyright infringement."The widespread damage caused by the sudden closure of Megaupload is unjustified and completely disproportionate to the aim intended," a posting on the Pirates of Catalonia Website says. The group has created a form where users can register their complaints, and plans to "facilitate submission of complaints against the US authorities in as many countries as possible, to ensure a positive and just result." At the moment, however, it's not clear what legal basis users might have for lawsuits. The only specific statutes the Pirates of Catalonia mention are Articles 197 and 198 in the Spanish Penal Code, which govern the misappropriation of personal data. Other than that, the group only says it is investigating "potential breaches of law."Furthermore, Megaupload's terms of service stated that users who stored data on the site did so at their own risk, so users may have a tough time arguing that the U.S. government is liable for lost data. (Most online file sharing sites cover themselves in this manner, which is why putting all your eggs in one online basket isn't a great idea.) Filing complaints may be comforting for MegaUpload's former users, but doing so isn't likely to help return what was lost.
