The US govt wants the legit evidence to be destroyed so it can show megaupload had no legit usefulness
MPAA and RIAA didn't give all that much money to lawmakers, the tech community can easily out donate them
Megaupload legal counsel will tear the US attorneys to shreds
Dodd on Hollywoods payroll may be short lived if SOPA doesn't pass soon. I think Obama will be ousted and a republican president will veto anything SOPA
it will get shoved through attached to some other bill...congress owes Hollywood
Don't buy into the propaganda the state department is shoving down our throat about Megaupload. It all sounds big on paper. I think things will play out very differently in court
This action confirms what everyone has been saying, SOPA isn't needed the US Govt can already deal with foreign websites.
war has been declared - I don't think the US govt will win in the end
THE RIAA and MPAA can take over the internet and control everything but they will never make me buy music or movies. I'll keep streaming free legal music, check out movies from the library or find legal free stuff online. I won't spend a dime
Obama earning back some love by taking down Megaupload..probably Rapidshare next. Hollywood will love him again
US Chamber Of Commerce is a bunch of over paid people sitting around in offices all day trying to think up ways to be relevant
This would be much more impressive had Microsoft had made this announcement via the Twitter Choir
I think its very good...the fight is stronger when people from all segments of society participate.
lol like you positively knew they were pirates
"So we've decided that we will immediately cease identifying and contacting pirates."
Even with this I say don't let up, keep reaching out to lawmakers and tell why SOPA/PIPA is horrible
Lawmakers will weasel this bill through somehow, that's what they are being paid (by Hollywood) to do. Later on after the country turns ballistic and the law is overturned, the lawmakers can say well we tried, thanks for the money anyway
Thank you Japan for showing some common sense, now if you end whaling I could fully love you again.
is Google doing anything to fight this? seems like little to nothing. They have tons of money...can't they pay higher bribes to the congress members than the RIAA is?!?
HAHAHA that reads like a grade school report card, complete with whiny teacher complaining about your bratty kid
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"Piracy is the new radio"
this makes sense...Neil nailed it