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General => The Cantina => Topic started by: Aske on November 27, 2010, 07:39:10 AM



Title: just .... wow. the best govt $ can buy
Post by: Aske on November 27, 2010, 07:39:10 AM
http://gizmodo.com/5699862/homeland-security-cracking-down-on-bittorrent-sites


Title: Re: just .... wow. the best govt $ can buy
Post by: MFAWG on November 27, 2010, 10:46:24 AM
Enforcing copyright law isn't a legitimate Gubment function?


Title: Re: just .... wow. the best govt $ can buy
Post by: Aske on November 27, 2010, 12:40:07 PM
Enforcing copyright law isn't a legitimate Gubment function?

Well, that's certainly what I said.
 ::)


But really, go ahead and shut down a site like google then, for consistency, since it has searchable info that links to torrents.  And it has ads with such links placed on countless sites, like this.

 ::) ::)


Title: Re: just .... wow. the best govt $ can buy
Post by: MFAWG on November 27, 2010, 12:47:43 PM
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Well, that's certainly what I said.


You rarely 'Say' anything, just leave a vague impression of approval or disapproval.

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But really, go ahead and shut down a site like google then, for consistency, since it has searchable info that links to torrents.  And it has ads with such links placed on countless sites, like this.


 Google has a track record of shutting out websites and vendors that are dealing in counterfeit merchandise, amirite?

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Health-Care-IT/Google-Files-Suit-Against-Advertisers-of-Counterfeit-Drugs-806207/

I'm going to suppose that the search engines in question here exist SOLELY for the purpose of allowing copyright infringement or violating trademark law.

But as you say, they're EXACLY the same thing, so shut 'em down.