SamuelRSmith on 19 January 2012
wfz said:
SOPA has not been passed. This is just the power the US government already holds.
Which makes you wonder why they think they need more power... |
Well, Megaupload has been around for years and has probably cost copyright holders a lot of money over time. SOPA and/or PIPA would make sites close down much more quickly.
Not that I support SOPA or PIPA, as I believe that such matters should go to court first, as a civil matter, and the burden of proof should be on the accuser, not the defender... which these laws change completely. But this case is evidence why bills like SOPA/PIPA were ever conceived, because dealing with sites like Megaupload took too long.
