Someone like Rapidshare/MegaUpload make a f**k ton of money from storing files. A massive percentage of those files is going to be illegal. How these sites aren't more accountable I have no idea.
Yes guns are legal in this country if you have a license. So was his website?
His website did not host content, he did not sell links.. He made profit from advertising through the site... I'm sure he knew the content was illegal which he was pointing to, but he didn't create the stuff. Surely the authorities should pursue those who are actually ripping/copying and uploading the content?
Yes, give him a slap on his wrists and shut it down. But to let our government ship him off to another country?
Totally disagree with the fact that he can be punished in the US when he is a UK citizen hosting on UK servers and not breaking UK law, regardless of what he was warned of.
If you had a site hosting pictures of Mohammed cartoons and other anti islam propaganda, there is not a chance in hell that you would be extradited to one of the middle east states to be punished, even if they offered a guarantee that you wouldn't be killed, although the UK govmt may have something to say about it.
I hope that somebody jumps in and saves the poor kid.
Google is totally different.
WarezBB. That site is f**king huge. What about them?
He knew exactly what he was doing and reaped the benefits. Now it comes to punishment time and he's acting innocent. They closed his site down and he moved and re-opened it. Nobody to blame but himself.
It's all wrong. He never stored or hosted copyright material, he merely linked to it (like any other search engine can and does do).
Just goes to show what stuck up w**kers the americans think they are. Bloody traitors to the crown. Extradite them and send them to australlia on boats
I'm quite surprised by how much people are sticking up for him.
He made 150k.
They shut him down.
This is where sensible people would have given up. Finish Uni. Buy a house. But no.
Start website back up. Think you're clever.
Put 'f**k you Police' message on your website.
Then he cries like a little girl when he gets caught.
Shouldn't the UK be nurturing this young entreprenuer?
Shouldn't the UK be nurturing this young entreprenuer?