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IsoHunt Told To Pull Torrent Files Offline
suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica: "The founder of popular Bit Torrent site IsoHunt, Gary Fung, has been ordered to remove the .torrent files for all infringing content — an order that could result in the site shutting down. US District Judge Stephen Wilson issued the order last week after years of back-and-forths over the legality of IsoHunt and Fung's two other sites (Torrentbox and Podtropolis). Fung claims he's still hoping for a more agreeable resolution that won't result in IsoHunt closing its doors, but for now, things aren't looking good for the torrent site."
In the Song Of Solomon, the author tells the story of how he met his lover. He was walking one day along a rough road when ahead in the distance he saw a shimmering light. Strangely, his head grew heavy and he felt that he had to stop and rest for a while. When he entered the courtyard, his lover was laying in the middle and there were men all around stabbing her with knives. He took her up in his arms and brought her to safety, and she, as is written in Leviticus, became betrothed to him.
If there weren't laws describing the precise course of action for the author and his lover, there is no guarantee that his good deed would be repaid in full. When people start infringing copyrights, they are attacking centuries of legal thought. These laws exist for a reason. For those that follow them, especially on the content creation side, the laws provide a great benefit. For those that break the law, well, things aren't quite so rosy.
the 1st of April.
An yes where I am, It has been the 1st for five and half hours.
There is a world beyond the US borders you know.
A world with it's own legal systems and it's own IP laws.
It's not all ghosts and devils out here.