Quote Originally Posted by ZERO View Post
Exactly, it is a civil tort. The gov does not have any right to come in outside of the accuser getting a court order. It is like if I did not pay my credit card bill and the cops show up. It is not the same as not paying my taxes which does involve the gov. Me not paying my credit card bill is something the credit card company comes after me for via civil court not via the police or any other part of the gov. Now if I did not pay my taxes this is not the same thing.
look, regardless the website is providing illegal "items" to a consumer. if i start up a website and sell massive quantities of weapons and drugs to people, the government doesn't need to have much reason/permission to shut it down. i think the point you guys are missing is that piracy is illegal, why does the government need a to research and go through court processes to stop something that is wrong? the internet is not free, and i dont know why anybody would think that. governments are on the lookout all the time for certain things and shutting them down as well. would you people be angry if sites providing nuclear weapon sales, child porn, and slaves were shut down. bottom line is that illegal activity will be stopped no matter how minor or insignificant it may seem.