Megaupload file-sharing site shut down

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by USS Drum

So let's use this is an example: If someone bought a gun from a store and shot someone, who should be held guilty, the person who made the gun or the person who shot it?

Now for Megaupload, who should be held responsible, the person who uploaded the file or the person who runs the website?

Bad comparison. The one has nothing to do with the other. A better one would be stolen goods. Who is more resonsible, the guy who stole the furs or the guy who got caught holding them. As was pointed out, sites like Rapidshare actively track down and delete illegal uploads. If Megaupload doesn't do that then they are indeed guilty of illegal activities.

I too think it's a witchhunt, and I've given my reasons, but your comparison is not even remotely valid.