US shuts down file-sharing sites

Jeebizz · 11-29-2010, 10:30 AM

"More than 70 sites alleged to be selling counterfeit goods or offering pirated content have been shut down by the US government."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11863288

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-29-2010, 11:26 AM

I have noticed this on some sites ... too bad.

GrapefruiTgirl · 11-29-2010, 11:31 AM

FWIW, I am happy that there will be 0.000001 % less counterfeit garbage on the market - that's lovely - but I really wonder: how is counterfeit Louise Vuitton luggage the concern of the Homeland Security department?? I believe they have enough on thir plate.

This venture seems to amount to not much more than chasing one of their tails - they're likely to get a nip once in a while, but they'll never bite the whole thing off.

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-29-2010, 12:45 PM

Their "plate" consists of following orders, so yeah, they will do whatever is demanded of them, including taking down file-sharing sites. I suppose they can even claim that it was run on Al Quada servers down in the caves ... servers stay cooler in the caves you know.

Jeebizz · 11-29-2010, 01:09 PM

I don't think so, since caves can be rather humid and you can have bugs (literally) crawling into your servers, and maybe even some bat guano falling from above.

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-29-2010, 01:19 PM

Well, considering a more arid climate ... it may still be cooler in the caves.

(I hope you know I was just trolling a bit)

Jeebizz · 11-29-2010, 01:23 PM

Troll away

H_TeXMeX_H · 11-29-2010, 01:27 PM

Nah, maybe in General, else the Mods will be angry. It was a subtle troll ... some may not even get it.

Kenny_Strawn · 11-29-2010, 05:38 PM

Heed the warning, my friends: Inte££€¢tua£ pRopeRty is nothing more than a tactic to wipe out competition, create monopo£ies, and be a robber-baron.

TobiSGD · 11-29-2010, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny_Strawn

Heed the warning, my friends: Inte££€¢tua£ pRopeRty is nothing more than a tactic to wipe out competition, create monopo£ies, and be a robber-baron.

Offtopic: I wonder why posting in SMS-language on this forum is not allowed, but typing Inte££€¢tua£ is. In my opinion it is even more unreadable, looks nearly like leetspeak.

jlliagre · 11-30-2010, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrapefruiTgirl

how is counterfeit Louise Vuitton luggage the concern of ...

Anything named "Louise Vuitton" is grossly counterfeit anyway, the genuine brand being "Louis Vuitton"