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I'm not reading all these posts so it may have been said before... but this reminds me of the whole recent OJ incident.
(assuming he wasn't set up for the sake of the argument) Maybe he was just trying to get back what was his - but even if it was his shit that doesn't justify armed robbery
Sure piratebay should be shut down, I completely agree. But having large corporations circumvent the legitimate channels and resort to using hackers is a really dangerous precedent.
So maybe the media corps' actions are justifiable this time - but this shouldn't be something they are doing. Maybe next time they will decide they don't like someone blogging bad comments about them, maybe they'll want to cover up a leak or something... dangerous precedents.
Fighting fire with fire in an illegal way is totally irresponsible for a corporation which has obligations to its shareholders first - if these corporations get convicted of these crimes there's no telling how much they could be hurt. And no, it's also not justifiable to increase the price of one's share through illegal means.
This could be a slippery slope that should just be avoided.
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