Have you heard about The Pirate Bay? Options

[mipadi]

Four of the guys behind the The Pirate Bay, the largest torrent tracker in the world, were found guilty of being "accessories to copyright infringement", and sentenced to 1 year in jail and a $3.56 million fine. There are a lot of subtleties in this case. For example, The Pirate Bay's servers only enabled people to share copyrighted files; no copyrighted material actually passed through the servers. Does merely enabling the distribution of copyright materials make a server administrator an "accessory to copyright infringement"? Are copyright laws becoming outdated? Is this an example of a court bowing to corporate pressure over the good of society, or is sharing music and movies inherently immoral?

[synapse]

I still don't get how everytime these people are put against the wall, they start to say well, in reality we're just like google. Offering illegal links to downloaded content. Well, in reality, that's why you're charged with Aiding in illegal file-sharing. Google will have it's day in court someday, as for now, it's your day. lolol

[Just_Dream]

Google will have it's day in court someday, as for now, it's your day.

Google has/had lawsuits filed against them, although for various other reasons beyond this controversy. IDK if TPB is raking in revenue, but I'm sure Google can easily foot $3.6 million, should that be the case.