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Originally Posted by Indio777
What I find a bit troubling about this is that many other sites could also be taken down if they are hosting copyrighted files.
For example, DropBox. I have used it to share photographs (my own) with family and friends. But what if I ripped a bunch of my copyrighted CDs and put them up on DropBox and then set up a music blog with links to those files? Not that I have any intention of doing so! But I guess DropBox could technically be found guilty of hosting copyrighted materials and shut down?
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That's not quite how it works. DMCA takedown notices are issued for the illegally-posted copyrighted material (or the links to the material). The web site has to comply and remove the material or links.
The Megaupload case is a bit different than the scenario you describe, because part of the problem was allegedly not responding adequately to the takedown notices. There is a whole heckofalot more that was investigated as well, based on the list of charges against them.
You could not single-handedly get DropBox shut down with your hypothetical music blog.