Response to Adam Ward: http://acweng356.tumblr.com/post/41217292944/the-freedom-to-upload-anything-and-kim-dotcoms-mega
Great post on Megaupload.
I think it is interesting to see the different reactions that people
have to Aaron Swartz and in comparison Megaupload. Megaupload’s shutdown came a midst SOPA and
PIPA and internet blackouts by Wikipedia and many other websites. In your third paragraph you say, “United
States’ archaic laws” and this couldn't be more true. I think this touches briefly with a comment
made in class on Tuesday regarding culture and laws. Are laws keeping up with culture, or holding
it back. According to computer ethics (CS 401, Spring
2012), the major violation that Megaupload was guilty of was the cataloging of
information and where to find it. This carries even more similarities to
YouTube and its searchable database of videos.
Even more to the point is the reference to Google. Google’s search engine now tells you when
content has been removed due to the DMCA, it seems odd that it would appear to
be calling out DMCA’s overstepping, but still allow for YouTube to host content. It will be interesting to see if YouTube
adopts a similar call out of its removed videos.
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