Their purpose is to pollute the public square and sow doubt so that they can point to those same doubts to claim that elections are invalid or rigged when they legitimately lose. And use those same doubts to pass laws that restrict access to voting because they do better in elections when fewer people vote.
No matter the outcome of this case, Megaupload is shut down and will never be what it was again. Since this was a government action, legal or not, no entertainment organization or company will be held directly responsible, so Megaupload isn't going to be able to go after Viacom for damages. And even if they win damages from some entity, it wont resurrect the company. They gone now and will never be back to previous form.
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Their purpose is to pollute the public square and sow doubt so that they can point to those same doubts to claim that elections are invalid or rigged when they legitimately lose. And use those same doubts to pass laws that restrict access to voting because they do better in elections when fewer people vote.
Didn't the entertainment industry already get what it wanted?
No matter the outcome of this case, Megaupload is shut down and will never be what it was again. Since this was a government action, legal or not, no entertainment organization or company will be held directly responsible, so Megaupload isn't going to be able to go after Viacom for damages. And even if they win damages from some entity, it wont resurrect the company. They gone now and will never be back to previous form.