Why is everyone so offended that the article draws attention to the comparative swiftness of response by law enforcement?

I’d go so far as to say all these overreactions are exemplifying the problem at hand: people are outraged at the mere idea that maybe verbal assault or threat of harm be treated with some…

1. The majority of files on there are not uploaded by Kim.com
2. Not all files on there are pirated files
3. Someone could be paying for this service purely to access non-pirated files

Those three points together make it difficult to make that claim and have it hold ground as objective and 100% verifiable fact.

I would say the vast majority of downloads through megaupload are indisputably not sold and the vast majority of consumers are only consuming the media itself. It’s indisputable that that is not how this man made his money off the site.

you are paying to access the website at higher speeds, not paying in exchange for specific media. He is making money on advertising, not from selling a product.

I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, I’m saying it’s far less common. Why take the time or resources to burn something to a disc when it’s more accessible and easier to post to the web?

This article is about a specific “pirate” engaging in a specific kind of “piracy” - the kind where nothing is actually taken, the owner…

that’s not the piracy MegaUpload engages in. They don’t sell the products, they host them for free for your viewing and they make money on advertising.

It’s exactly what WINBOT did by posting that image. He allowed you to consume media you didn’t purchase a license for. The bastard!!

The vast majority of pirates of software or electronic media make money from advertising. They almost never burn your product to a disc and sell it to someone for a price. They have a website that advertisers pay to host ads. That’s a bad argument.

Except neither your car nor painting are removed from your…

“Hello, Officer - someone stole my car. No, it’s still in the driveway. Hello? Hello? I think he hung up...”

is there any data that suggests this happens? That would be a terrible risk for food establishments to be taking, just assuming people are lying about potentially fatal conditions?

I think, for the author, saying he’s allergic to flour and sugar is the easiest way to explain his food choices. If you don’t say you’re…

“These 15 Seconds of Next Week’s Episode of Star Wars Rebels Teases a Great Moment, No Doubt Worth Being Excited About”

Punchiest headline of the year

I feel like classifying it as such would require some sort of tradition; written, oral, or otherwise.

OH MY GOD. I thought it was the fiber content in such a small package I couldn’t handle, I used to eat those things for breakfast and my stomach would sound like it was boiling by lunch.

“dick move” always seems to sound like “NO FAIR, YOU’RE NOT PLAYING BY MY RULES!!!!!” to me...

my best guess, through research, is that it’s a Thor reference.

Not shaming you, friend. I get it. It’s the same reason I hate Halo 5 (despite not having played it or seen any footage of gameplay). It can’t be mine.

I’m not going to pretend it’s something about “aesthetics” when literally every other Halo or any game with lasers and aliens is my aesthetic.

The reason is that you can’t play it. It’s easier to hate things than to stomach jealousy.

the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court defines apartheid as a crime against humanity “committed in the context of an institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime.”

Pale…

except when the author of the military’s code of ethics asks to lift the ban on using human shields and the IDF has repeated appealed such a ban

...how is the library any different from streaming something free? The content is purchased once, and shared among many.

Are libraries stealing?

Yeah, I came here to ask what Seinfeld could possibly be worried would offend college students? He’s like the least edgy comedian?