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2. Technically he wasn't violating copyright is my thinking

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:14 PM

Jan 2012

His users were. Isn't that the way the law stands now? If users upload content, it is not the responsibility of the provider? Is he really doing anything illegal?

He's not making or distributing copies of anything. He's an address -- a URL. A mailbox. Not a point of origin.

How do they argue their case against him?

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An Internet Pirate On the Cybersea [View all] Generic Other Jan 2012 OP

Geebus... You'd have thought he was the world's most wanted terrorist... hlthe2b Jan 2012 #1

Technically he wasn't violating copyright is my thinking Generic Other Jan 2012 #2

Oh, he makes money off the ad revenue Generic Other Jan 2012 #4

Wait. His REAL name is "Dotcom"? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #3

No it is Schmidt or something Generic Other Jan 2012 #5

Not so imposing I'd feel threatened if he was chasing me through Gotham City on foot. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #7

Okay. In my opinion, "evil" is, say, putting Jews in Auschwitz, or massacring civilians in My Lai. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #6

He stole 42 million dollars from the uberclass Generic Other Jan 2012 #8

Wait. He makes infomercials? Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #9

He has a youtube channel promoting himself Generic Other Jan 2012 #10