Megaupload has been shut down

[bongodriver]

Originally Posted by PeterPanPan

This is a very good point. eBay do monitor/police these things though and will take down listings if they breach their rules/are illegal items. That's not to say eBay catch everyone doing naughty stuff, but the fact that they make an effort and have a an active policy to combat wrong doing means it seems fair to me that eBay as a whole shouldn't be taken down. Does megaupload have such a policy? Do they have a track record of removing illegal files and working with the police and the media industry? I don't know. If they have been trying their best then it does seem harsh to bring the site down. If not, then fair enough. What choice do the authorities have?

PPP

I'm pretty sure that megaupload (never used it) and other sites like limewire etc all had legal terms and conditons for users to read and aknowlege, how exactly sites are expected to police these things without major intrusions into public privacy and freedom?.........