An interesting take on this that I found online, written in wake of other filehosters following megauploads lead.
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uJonesing 5 hours ago
Good morning, class. Today's lesson will be about Internet behaviour.
Cause: In an effort to curb piracy, Napster gets shut down by MAFIAA (MPAA and RIAA).
Effect: WinMX, LimeWire, Kazaa, Shareaza, Azure, and many other P2P apps gain popularity. P2P use increases exponentially.
Cause: In an effort to curb piracy, MAFIAA and other media industry elements place fake and/or virus-infested files WinMX, LimeWire, Kazaa, Shareaza, Azure, and many other P2P apps. In some cases, MAFIAA manages to shut down some of these apps.
Effect: Increased awareness and use of the new kid on the block, BitTorrent. P2P use increases exponentially.
Cause: In an effort to curb piracy, MAFIAA begins tracking indexed .torrent files.
Effect: Increased awareness and use of magnet links. P2P use increases exponentially.
Cause: In an effort to curb piracy, MAFIAA begins attempting to log IP addresses of those connected tot he BitTorrent network.
Effect: Increased awareness and use of anonymity agents like Tor, VPN services, and and public/hacked WiFi hotspots. Cyberlockers see a major uptick in use. In addition, awareness and use of Sneakernets and USB Dead Drops increases. P2P use increases exponentially.
POP QUIZ, STUDENTS!
Question #1: What is the definition of insanity?
Answer: _______________________________
Know your enemy and know yourself, find naught in fear for 100 battles. Know yourself but not your enemy, find level of loss and victory. Know thy enemy but not yourself, wallow in defeat every time.