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1. chefpastry

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   11/27, 01:10pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Huh?

   As far as I know, Torrent-Finder didn't break any laws. What is this country becoming?

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1. dmsimmer

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   11/27, 02:04pm | report spam | close reply

   Becoming

   We should ALL be concerned by this. How was our liberty threatened by fake handbags?

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1. Cronocide

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   11/27, 02:51pm | report spam | close reply

   Picture Perfect

   Right now is the perfect time for both pirates and paid-software advocates alike. Those who don't want to pay for software: don't, and those who do: do. No one gets in trouble either way, and everyone is happy.

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1. driven

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   11/27, 06:47pm | report spam | close reply

   Homeland security?

   I'd love to know how piracy and knock-offs ended up under the department of Homeland Security?
   
   This getting like Chavez in Venezuela. If the gov't doesn't like something, seize it!
   

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1. frankiec

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   11/27, 11:36pm | report spam | (1 reply) close | reply

   Oh bummer

   Don't ya love that Hope & Change(R)?

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1. jahbadaboo

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   11/28, 07:58am | report spam | close reply

   Worldwide

   Whats amazing is that Homeland Security can block not only users of the United States but shut down the site so no one can access it across the world. I have to hand it to my country, they can police the globe militarily and now informatively as well. Well done.
   
   I wonder how long until they found some copyright clause with websites such as wikileaks, and Homeland Security has the jurisdiction to shut down that site.
   

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1. Bobfozz

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   11/28, 02:34pm | report spam | close reply

   commenters...

   you truly are clueless and obviously have never run a business.

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1. Geoduck

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   11/28, 04:30pm | report spam | close reply

   RE: Commenters...

   And you obviously don't know a police-state grab for power when you see it.
   
   This just shows DHS for what it really is: A shill for corporations. It has nothing to do with protecting anyone. It's there to keep the companies that have bought and paid for the government in the black.

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1. testudo

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   11/29, 06:03pm | report spam | close reply

   Okaaayyyy

   So, they can't find Osama, but we've stopped some nefarious file sharing sites! Woohoo! It's almost the same!

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1. testudo

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   11/29, 06:18pm | report spam | close reply

   Re: Homeland security?

   I'd love to know how piracy and knock-offs ended up under the department of Homeland Security?
   
   Well, during the great department shakeup foisted upon the US after the passing of the 'patriot' act, the customs enforcement group was moved underneath the DHS. Why? Because they're supposed to be "responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nation's border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security. "
   
   Now, under the ICE is the Cyber Crimes Section, which seems to have been earmarked as being the investigative unit for all nefarious activities that are instigated/facilitated over the internet (just like how the postal service are the ones investigating mail fraud). Apparently this includes IP-related crimes (because, as we know, the terrorists are the ones posting Justin Bieber's new album on the torrent sites!).
   
   Now, why that isn't just handled by the folks at the DOJ, who have their own unit doing this, that's easy. It's called bureaucracy.
   
   

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1. testudo

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   11/29, 06:25pm | report spam | close reply

   Re: Worldwide

   Whats amazing is that Homeland Security can block not only users of the United States but shut down the site so no one can access it across the world. I have to hand it to my country, they can police the globe militarily and now informatively as well. Well done.
   
   Um, they didn't "block" access to the site. They seized access to the damn servers and put their own page on it.
   
   I wonder how long until they found some copyright clause with websites such as wikileaks, and Homeland Security has the jurisdiction to shut down that site.
   
   Um, because that data isn't stored in the US, the US gov't has no ability to do that (just as you would think they wouldn't). But they can work with other governments to try to take down IP-protected data. You know, just as you all want the US to go yell at China to go out and do something about blatant iPhone rip-offs being sold over there.
   
   However, I believe some if not all the wikileaks servers are in countries where they don't have the "If the US asks for it, we'll do it" laws on the books. Which is why they haven't been shut down.
   
   Or, if you read the conspiracy theorists, wikileaks is a DHS website being used for propoganda purposes to ferret out 'traitors' and give the gov't the reasons it needs to dump more of the constitution on behalf of 'national security' and keeping secrets and such.