Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by rkudeshi » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 8:00 PM UTC

Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown
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Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by mtgx » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 8:22 PM UTC

MPAA "lobbying" the VP of US, and then the VP ordering the shutdown of a company from another country on behalf of MPAA (illegally it seems, from recent news).

I think this would be called "corruption" in any other country but US.

Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by badclient » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 8:51 PM UTC

From another perspective, Chris Dodd is a lobbyist who's earned every penny of his pay. Still a scumbag, though.

Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by shin_lao » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 8:59 PM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #2

MPAA "lobbying" the VP of US, and then the VP ordering the shutdown of a company from another country on behalf of MPAA (illegally it seems, from recent news). I think this would be called "corruption" in any other country but US.

It's not corruption if he didn't personally benefited from it.

The problem is that if your only source of information is biased, you take the wrong decisions.

Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 9:00 PM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #2

MPAA "lobbying" the VP of US, and then the VP ordering the shutdown of a company from another country on behalf of MPAA (illegally it seems, from recent news). I think this would be called "corruption" in any other country but US.

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Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by incongruity » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 9:03 PM UTC

On first glance at the headline, I really thought Kim Dotcom had gone off the deep end, but the evidence really does make it sound plausible.

Sigh. We definitely have the best politicians money can buy...

Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by eswangren » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 9:08 PM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #2

MPAA "lobbying" the VP of US, and then the VP ordering the shutdown of a company from another country on behalf of MPAA (illegally it seems, from recent news). I think this would be called "corruption" in any other country but US.

We call this corruption or perhaps incompetence here too. Where people from outside the US get the idea that we're all a bunch of blind, unthinking, flag waving yokels I do not know.

Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 9:09 PM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 9:14 PM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #2

MPAA "lobbying" the VP of US, and then the VP ordering the shutdown of a company from another country on behalf of MPAA (illegally it seems, from recent news). I think this would be called "corruption" in any other country but US.

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Re: Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown

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Post by mcnees287 » Tue, Jul 03, 2012, 9:15 PM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #2

MPAA "lobbying" the VP of US, and then the VP ordering the shutdown of a company from another country on behalf of MPAA (illegally it seems, from recent news). I think this would be called "corruption" in any other country but US.

If you only hear one side of the story you can't make an informed decision. Fact is the entertainment industry lobby is well organized and able to have their voice heard. The general public is unorganized in this area and rather dispersed.

This is a classic case of concentrated benefits with dispersed cost. It's a messed up situation, but not corrupt.