Comments on: Breaking: MegaUpload shut down, founder arrested

By: Xero

Xero — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:24:31 +0000

brand new CD price 1995: $19.99
brand new CD price 2012 after advent of piracy: $9.99
(just based on personal experience purchasing Green Day: Dookie in 95 and All Time Low: Nothing personal in ’12 both from a Target store) Sure stealing is wrong but a large percentage of people pirating wouldn’t spend the money on the actual product anyway. Seems like prices are still reasonable as well, so let our FBI spend their time a little more wisely like catching mass murderers instead of messing with internet companies that aren’t even in the same country. That’s like making sure someone doesn’t jaywalk while 8 drunk drivers go by XD

By: pickle ickle

pickle ickle — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:09:43 +0000

word

By: Android APK

Android APK — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:45:24 +0000

Just couldn’t stand his lavish lifestyle.

By: Whoisb Whoisbid

Whoisb Whoisbid — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:30:39 +0000

At least we can write about it on our blogs and increase user interest throughout. A lot of people seem to be willing to discuss it http://whoisbid.hubpages.com/hub/MEGAUPLOAD-IS-SHUT-DOWN

By: Jeremy Tellier

Jeremy Tellier — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:56:25 +0000

When are they going to shut down scribd for hosting that indictment without written consent or an IP agreement.

By: jhvjhvhjv

jhvjhvhjv — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:47:59 +0000

Ugh. They were advocating the ability to commit acts of piracy. Which IS stealing. Go on to deviant art sometime, find an artist and pick something out of their gallery. Ask them if you can copy it without their permission and distribute it freely. They will not only tell you “fuck off you thieving piece of shit,” but they will also contact whatever authority they can get to have you banned/prosecuted.
I think it’s wrong record companies get the rights to the work their artists produce, but that’s up to the artists to fight. If they were really so miserable and poor they would leave.
All of these pathetic, flimsy and see through “piracy isn’t stealing” arguments are so ridiculous. You ARE stealing, at least have the guts to admit it.
I disagree with SOPA and PIPA completely, because it will censor something that’s supposed to be free. But I don’t advocate piracy, it IS wrong. And it DOES affect real life prices and has real life consequences.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:13:05 +0000

Hey! Someone with brains, thanks, I make your words mine too!

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:10:26 +0000

Yes and no, rayw. Is that knowing something stealing? Like, for example, having a copy of a book, whitout paying, is stealing it? Even if it is not allowed to copy is not stealing. It is a kind of wrong but it is a wrong that humanly right. People need information and it should be a right. Don’t care if you had the idea first or what. Knowledge must not be a good. Should be a right. And art, as movies, books and music is knowledge too.

By: Anders Hofsten

Anders Hofsten — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:21:56 +0000

worth noting is that the majority of the traffic on megaupload is legal. it’s like suing the postoffice because they delivered a box with a bomb in it.

By: rayw

rayw — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:32:49 +0000

Digital goods also cost money. And the “they are making enough money” is no reason to steal.