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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't "blindly support it because it is the law"; I support it because blocking access to sites which exist purely for the purpose of flouting copyright law seems to me to be a right and proper thing to do.
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I understand, you support it because you like the result. I'm just asking that you separate in your mind the result from the process used to get there; you can support one without supporting the other.
It's trite but true: The ends don't justify the means.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, it simply means that the legal processes specified by the law must be FOLLOWED. Don't take my word for it - look it up for yourself.
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You're arguing about formal due process when everyone else is arguing about substantive due process (I'm Canadian rather than American, so I'd probably call it fundamental justice, but the principle is the same). No one is arguing that the formal process hasn't been followed, they're arguing that the formal process violates the idea of fundamental justice.