Recently i’ve discovered that former file hosting service giant megaupload.com, who in the past few months has been indicted for assisting in the practice of online piracy, has been facing another serious issue that relates directly to its subscribers. According to the article on Cnet, when the Megaupload was shut down and its servers were seized, the original intent was that the data contained within the servers would be preserved (by request of the MPAA) in order to assist in possible future civil suits against Megaupload. However, as of late, there is a chance that the all of the data in question may be deleted, regardless of its legality status.
The reason I have a problem with this is because, in spite of the piracy activities associated with this service, the users who uploaded data that belonged to them or was legally obtained should be given access to that data. But now the real question comes, how do you feel this situation is being handled?
Cnet - Megaupload users out of luck
I believe they should delete all the data being held, merely keep whatever evidence they might need for whatever actions they need to take now and in the future. People who uploaded the data knew it was wrong, why should they continue to have access to it? It was uploaded, meaning they should still have it on their hard drives somewhere. If those individuals who uploaded the data deleted it on their side of things then that's on them. Piracy is wrong regardless of if your participating in downloading things illegally or uploading things to assist in people pirating.
ReplyDeleteI believe they should keep the files until the civil suits against them are settled. Deleting the files is tampering with evidence and I understand that whomever uploaded knew it was wrong but this still is a case.
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