So that's what was worth an armed international raid. Pissing off Google 6 years ago.

Makes complete sense. Not a waste of resources at all.

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The US government is just determined to throw as many charges against Megaupload as they can, just in case some of the charges don't stick.

I mean, really? Taking content from youtube? I would think that is about as common as recording from the radio on tape was back in the day.

The government own Google,
which in turn own the net,
which in turn owns you and i,
the course has now been set.


Seriously though how many media outlet's use youtube video's in news stories, most people who upload stuff on their dont mind, its their too be seen by the public!. Its a free service last time i checked.

Technically, lol, you have to download them to WATCH them.

How do I say this? If I WERE to know of an outfit selling videos STILL playing in the theater left and right, on dvds, all made right here in the USA, I would not turn them in right now. Everytime I went by their place, I'd be like, you go, hope you don't get caught, serves the RIAA and MPAA right.

Originally posted by freethinker123
The US government is just determined to throw as many charges against Megaupload as they can, just in case some of the charges don't stick.

I mean, really? Taking content from youtube? I would think that is about as common as recording from the radio on tape was back in the day.

If it really is the case of youtube... then it just goes to show that the US gov takes pride in having no competition to companies they effectively control. Google being the culprit here, whether they are siding with the government's abuse of IP and copyright laws or if they are simply bending over for big gov.

Same goes for the supposed megabox plan that obviously pee'd of UMG and the RIAA.. Everyone knows big label copyright/IP owners have influence in politics, especially in america... while the megabox deal would have crippled UMG/RIAA from reciveing new artist deals.

One thing after another, some argue (if not, many) that the US case against megaupload is unjustified, so they throw out more reasons as usual.

It's all a big joke. We are in the age of the internet, new ideas come up. The old fashioned dealers/middlemen of the trade are stuck in the past and are scared that they will lose their businesses. Whatever the reason, attacking megauplod is a huge gain for these criminals that be the RIAA/MPAA.

Hmm, you see it as a huge gain for the MAFIAA, I see it as a minor temporary victory for the MAFIAA, and a huge gain for opponents to the MAFIAA, big government and everything they stand for.

Yes it has a significant impact on the general populace, but the more draconian, "we rule the world bow down and worship us" the US government and MAFIAA get, the more they wake up the worlds population to how manipulative they are, the sooner civilization turns against them and the sooner Rome burns so things can go back to 'normal'.

The irony of it all is that Youtube was built on infringing copyrights. From music to movies to clips from TV shows, most of it was uploaded by users that didn't own the copyrights.

Youtube's days are over.

As soon as somebody makes a new site to host video's......buh bye YouTube/Google.


Google really sucks.....turning into the new Microsoft.....eeewwwwww.

I have a question? Youtube is nothing more than a platform to display the videos on the internet ... what copyrights does youtube have on the videos you post? I wonder if this is about getting people to post their videos and then youtube gets to limit where you put your videos? I recently applied for a job that the guy wanted to put me under some contractural agreement to give hime ownership of all the things I develop and methods that I use in my job working on foreclosures .....

I just wonder what legal rights we unknowingly give Youtube.com on our videos

excuse me but what about you tiube sharing bootlegged movies and tv shows in their entirety isnt that worse than what megaupload did?

Some of this actually has me beginning to think that many of these people haven't got a clue as to how the internet, or computers for that matter, work.

Scary thought, isn't it?