From “Joint complaint of those affected by the closure of Megaupload service”
The FBI has caused incalculable damage, far in excess of the losses claimed by the content lobbies, in a fruitless attempt to prevent access to the media content hosted on Megaupload, some of which they claim to have been infringing copyright under US law.
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The widespread damage caused by the sudden closure of Megaupload is unjustified and completely disproportionate to the aim intended. For this reason Pirates of Catalonia, in collaboration with Pirate Parties International and other Pirate Parties [including the Pirate Party of the United Kingdom], have begun investigating these potential breaches of law and will facilitate submission of complaints against the US authorities in as many countries as possible, to ensure a positive and just result.
Congratulations to the FBI and ICE on a job well done. If this results in a lawsuit against the USA, then who pays for that? Oh, right, the taxpayer – the ones the government claims to be protecting jobs and income from with this very action as their justification for these kinds of unlawful actions.
Tags: Governmental Overreach, MegaUpload, Piracy
