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Originally Posted by edinjapan
The only reason they were able to shut Megaupload down was due to them having an active server in Virginia. The lesson here is don't use a server based in the US.
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Ehhh, that's not the entire reason. The Megaupload guys were extredited legally under NZ, AUS, and US treaties. Also NZ and AUS are members of this... thing can't remember the name now. Anyways, it's this accord... thingy that allows breakers of copyright to be tried by the nation of the copyright holder. So... put some Kanye West music on your website illegally for download, be tried under US law.
This is not why we should hate SOPA, this is what happens to pirates. No one here can really believe that Megaupload wasn't a huuuuge site full of illegal music, movies, games, and more. We should hate SOPA because it could do things like get this website pulled down without trial for having a link to megaupload.