wtf

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Originally Posted by Nutter

Pirate bay is a torrent site, and I'd advise not talking about the site and sticking to the topic.

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Yes. Let that part die please people. I hope you all have the common sense to know where to draw the line with this.

As far as this sort of thing goes, no matter what the goverment does, someone will always find a work around, even if it is just a temporary one, and that gets shut down, and the cycle continues.

It's just a bill right now, who knows if it will even pass. The internet is just too big to fully control. The government should focus on more important things like unemployment, health care, etc., not trying to save a bunch of billionaires a few bucks in profit because someone is making copies of their work.

This law won't stop piracy. Torrent sites are free and are pretty much the last stop on the list when it comes to distribution of pirated materials. If you shut those down then it will only make the real bootleggers even more money, because with the supply cut off then everyone will have to go to them, and be more willing to pay.

I don't condone piracy in any way, I just think there are more important things that our government's time and resources should be going to.

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Originally Posted by Solaris

Not inappropriate, just associated with piracy. Piracy has always been wrong. Piracy is against the law, and no part of it would take away 1st amendment rights (which is what is normally referred to when censorship comes up).

Sure it's a government ploy to take over the world. But piracy in any form is immoral, disrespectful, and quite simply larceny. What's wrong with a government wanting to invade on that?

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It wasn't my intention to claim it's not an illegal site I used it as an example for the fact that it'll be unreachable worldwide should the u.s. decide they don't want their people to see it. (ofc untill .se:p)

Edit: and also lol@manga sites taken down... like the people reading the fantranslated manga would buy the japanese manga if it wasn't online.

no more psp game downloads :(
this sucks! im now stuck with GTA!!