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Originally Posted by Ankh
One way of seeing the phenomenon of piracy is that it is, in essence, an abuse of technology for illegal activity. Since this hunt started, all file sharing sites were shut down, and what was once a legal use of RapidShare (put encrypted content for other person to pick it up, therefore bypassing the e-mail limits) is now not possible.
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If anything,
more sites have popped up in its place to get a piece of the pie now that the most well known site is down.
The reasons MegaUpload was targeted is easy to see:
1. Popular.
2. Dotcom has past legal problems and he'd be an easier target to go after than the hundreds of other ' premium file hosting ' sites.
3. Most importantly (and probably overlooked) is Dotcom was looking to start a new service which would work with music artists directly, thereby taking profits away from the recording industry. The RIAA and the U.S government are golfing buddies so ...