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Originally Posted by His Infernal Majesty
Simply connecting Hotfile's top affiliates to content posted and discovering their identities, should be enough to help support MPAA's case. Once it starts coming out how much these users are being paid, it's going to paint a very clear picture of these fileshare companies' knowingly infringing tactics. For great justice.
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Yes the odds on these top affiliates uploading videos they own and getting paid lots of money for them are what? This is a big blow to Hotfile.
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Originally Posted by TeenCat
even if hotfile is a pain in ass and is illegal all the way, this is sick and totally ill. sharing anyones privacy is really sick and disgusting. it is not like terorism or raping, it is just sharing, and putting that info to court may harm much more people than only those targetted ... fucking stupid decission, judge with balls not, judge with fucking dumb head  |
Go read up on the law of most lands. A judge can sign a search warrant that allows the police to enter your home at any time. This is just an extension of that power.
What's the harm if you were a top affiliate by uploading films of your cat and loads of people downloading them?
As someone who cares 0 about models privacy, you're very worried about this. I wonder why?
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Originally Posted by iancant
I agree with you for the downloader's as they may not knowingly be breaking the law (giving the benefit of the doubt here), and possibly the same for uploader's who have not made money from their uploads.
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Ignorance of the law is no defense.
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But uploaders who have made money (whether it be $1 or $1,000,000) I think deserve to get their comeuppance. If they have made money from someone else's work then that is just plain wrong and they should have that money taken away at an absolute minimum. Imagine your reaction if it was your content up there.
I can't see who would be harmed by this other than the site, which seems to be run largely illegally anyway - so no harm there.
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Whether they made money or not, if they break the law they can face consequences. This isn't a good defense.
"Yes judge I did steal the car, but I hadn't sold it yet and put gas in it, so lost money. Can I go home now?
