Didn't save TVShack. Though the UK has that shiny new extradition law, so....Istvan said:They're just linking to content that links to illegal content, not actually hosting it.
The funny thing is, this was supposed to be the reality only if SOPA passed, and yet, here we are.IamLEAM1983 said:I could pretty much see this coming. This is the FBI and Big Business going "Yeah, so you griped and bitched about SOPA? Yeah?! Well up yours, your filthy pirate liberal commie dog-raping Satanist, we're taking your shit down!"
The diffenrence between the sites being taken down and sites like TPB is that the former are actually hosting the files on their servers, while the latter is (basically)just a search engine like google. Torrent trackers aren't 'copy right infringement' only the files they reffer to may be.TheDarkEricDraven said:Godsdamn it, so that's why I couldn't download thatporntasteful art film.
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN YOU FBI!
Why, though, is the Pirate Bay still legal? Why is that a thing?
Don't leave us Australians out of this. We want some good pings too. Ahoy! Americans! We have beaches here and sunshine, much better then that silly Pome Isle.EHKOS said:Ok, it's time for the UK to step in and take over the US. Please? Hell, I'll leave the door unlocked for ya. Now all my anime and porn is getting cut off
This springs to mind...ResonanceSD said:Sites that hold copyrighted material get taken down. Why is this a big deal? You want the content, pay for it.
That's not the point. The point is that the portals they're shutting down are hosting a percentile of perfectly legit files. I'll admit that percentile is more than likely to be rather small, but this is like squashing a bug with a tank.ResonanceSD said:Sites that hold copyrighted material get taken down. Why is this a big deal? You want the content, pay for it.
I don't know about others but I mostly download TV shows. As far as I am aware there is no legal way for me to be able to watch the next episode of, say, Fringe other than a) moving to US b) waiting a year or more while hoping that one of the local channels decides to buy the show and dub it.ResonanceSD said:Sites that hold copyrighted material get taken down. Why is this a big deal? You want the content, pay for it.
Though really that comma shouldn't be there. Maybe a semi-colon, but I'm rarely 100% sure of their use. A better sentence would be "Now it's Filesonic, and so the witch hunt has officially begun." Commas are commonly misplaced to denote a pause, but they should't be used in this situation without an "and", "but", "therefore", etc.rutger5000 said:The title of this thread made me believe it was about incorrect English. Honestly learn some propper grammar. My English is far (very) far from perfect, but I at least give it a serious attempt:
Now it's Filesonic, the witch hunt has officially begun.
I think because it's a Swedish hosted website? The US has no jurisdiction over it.TheDarkEricDraven said:Godsdamn it, so that's why I couldn't download thatporntasteful art film.
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN YOU FBI!
Why, though, is the Pirate Bay still legal? Why is that a thing?