Internet + Copyright = Many Questions & Few Answers
How can copyright laws be enforced on the internet? The answer for Megaupload.com was simple: sensor it and arrest Kim Dotcom. Shut down the illegal site and arrest the guy responsible seems like the solution. So why is SOPA, the new piracy act, being proposed? Because things are not as simple as they may seem. What is an illegal site? Any site that contains copyrighted material? If so, any site that displays an image the creator did not give permission for is illegal. If those are blocked then half the internet is gone. What to do seems so clear when someone is making millions off pirated videos, but where should the line be drawn?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/01/25/kim-dotcoms-megaloot/
Great questions. How would answer the them? Someone needs to take responsibility for illegal content or activity. If a parent hosts a party in their home, and underage drinking occurs there, they are busted. Should websites be held responsible in the same way?
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