| the FBI shuts down Megaupload |
|
Forum Index - Serious Business - Hot off the Press - the FBI shuts down Megaupload |
|
|
|
|
| Posted on 2012-02-21 02:31:15 PM |
Link | Quote |
|
|
So, if Kim Dotcom is convicted, does he serve all the sentences from the crimes he committed, serves life in prison, or receives the death penalty? I'm not good with criminal justice.
|
|
| Posted on 2012-02-21 05:25:22 PM |
Link | Quote |
|
|
Somewhere between 15 and 55 years I believe.
|
|
| Posted on 2012-02-22 05:05:46 AM |
Link | Quote |
|
Originally posted by WiimeiserSomewhere between 15 and 55 years I believe.
Disproportionate retribution, much? That's longer than some animal abuse charges, I think. Animal abuse>piracy
|
|
|
|
| Posted on 2012-02-26 11:36:20 AM |
Link | Quote |
|
His sentence was FAR FAR too large considering the precendent, but I guess labels have lobbied enough to get him destroyed.
There was a case in Britan where a factory owner knowingly put poisonous asbestos in his factory because it was cheaper. He is held responsible for 20 different lives.
15 years.
Apparently, downloading music is a bigger crime than indirect murder.
|
|
| Posted on 2012-02-29 04:32:24 AM |
Link | Quote |
|
Questions:
Does the Touhou fandom ever use any other sites besides Megaupload?
If I made a game that cast the FBI as the villains, would I be breaking the law?
|
|
| Posted on 2012-02-29 07:37:11 AM |
Link | Quote |
|
|
Yes and no, respectively.
|
|
| Posted on 2012-03-01 09:29:15 PM |
Link | Quote |
|
|
Ok, apprently, we are all obsesed with crappy websites that were shut down, and the internet ending. Come on! There's still other sites with ROMS, right?
|
|
| Posted on 2012-03-02 07:30:53 AM |
Link | Quote |
|
Originally posted by MarkSuperCoolOk, apprently, we are all obsesed with crappy websites that were shut down, and the internet ending. Come on! There's still other sites with ROMS, right?
Right, it's ok if we have a corrupt government that is unduly influenced by corporations because we can still download roms.
|
|
| Posted on 2012-03-03 06:17:15 PM |
Link | Quote |
|
|
Well yeah, but that's my only exception.
|
|
|
|
| Posted on 2012-03-14 04:06:21 PM |
Link | Quote |
|
This is a good thing.
Companies such as video game producers want more than only gamers to have fun, they want money for the hard work they've put into it. Uploading torrents onto the Internet completely defeats that purpose.
I'm not sure about what exactly SOPA/PIPA/ACTA would do to "censor the internet", but online piracy should be stopped.
|
|
| Posted on 2012-03-14 04:14:49 PM |
Link | Quote |
|
Originally posted by SixcorbyThis is a good thing.
Companies such as video game producers want more than only gamers to have fun, they want money for the hard work they've put into it. Uploading torrents onto the Internet completely defeats that purpose.
I'm not sure about what exactly SOPA/PIPA/ACTA would do to "censor the internet", but online piracy should be stopped.
I believe Notch, the maker of MineCraft has once said something along the lines of:
"If one person pirates a game, he/she will tell his/her friends about the game if he/she likes it. If his/her friends listen and aren't pirates, they may buy the game, and enjoy it. So, while I lose one potential purchase, I gain several more in return."
Or something like that.
Remember, not everyone pirates or even knows how to pirate games. And some people who pirate do it to try out the game, and if they like it, they buy it.
|
|
| Posted on 2012-03-22 09:15:34 PM |
Link | Quote |
|
|
We all know this is stupid. Tried to get midi files for the music section here yesterday
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Index - Serious Business - Hot off the Press - the FBI shuts down Megaupload |
