QUOTE (Tempra @ Apr 17 2009, 21.14)

They need to find only one. You've ignored a very big difference between craigslist and TBP. Craigslist fights against prostitution. I would bet that the phone book removes escort advertisements that are confirmed prostitution rings. TBP does nothing to prevent copyright infringement.

You want to ignore that difference.

I've ignored what? You only came up with this argument 30 posts into this debate. Ok, you've got a semi-fresh one. I'll address. The law is the law. The MPAA, no matter how much they'd like to be, is not a law enforcement agency. But the only reason TPB is being prosecuted is because of them and similarly outraged private organizations. Whether they get it or not, do you agree or disagree that Craig's list and others DESERVE the same prosecution? Deserve ain't hard to agree with, if you agree with that, do you think they would get that same prosecution if a private citizen bitched? Probably not. Now how bout if a private conglomerate representing dozens of major corporations bitched? Now we're getting there. It is, as you explicitly said several posts ago, all about money. There is no substantive difference between what Craig's list does and what tPB does. No real difference between what Google/youtube does and what TPB does. But one has HUGE wealthy interests bitching against it, the other doesn't. And the next one is too big to be challenged (google), while the other doesn't.

Those are the differences. Period.

QUOTE (Tempra @ Apr 17 2009, 21.14)

"In a pact with more than 40 states and territories, Craigslist is taking steps to prevent people from posting classified ads that can facilitate prostitution, human trafficking, child exploitation and other illegal activities."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/craigslist-crac.html

Read the article. Not terribly impressed. I see some token appeasement and not much else. So is TPB's crime that it went belligerent instead of offering said token appeasement? How is that a crime? Double trouble by Founder's...great fucking IPA.

Anyway, I appreciate that you've adapted and improved your arguments over the posts. Most people don't bother. It doesn't change the fact that the only reason that there's a prosecution at all, is because BIG MONEY private interests are behind it. And if the posts here (and elsewhere, I do browse other boards) are any indicator, its all pretty much a flagrant violation of Swedish law.