The internet world is on the verge of explosion!
So many people are feeling that the shut down of MU equals the end of the internet world as we speak. People it's not the end of the world nor is it the end of the fandom world.
Remember back in 2001 when this "little" P2P program called Napster got shut down? We all thought it was the end. But look how many other P2Ps, torrents, file sharing sites popped up.
Personally I think the US government is more or less fighting a never ending war. Because when they shut down one site, ten more will appear.
Don't get me wrong, I relied on MU for my Johnnys' stuff when I lived in Canada. Yes I admit I knew what I was doing was illegal. But back than I was credit card less, and do you have any idea how expensive it is to ship a DVD from Japan to Canada? (Plus those outrageous customs' taxes???!!!!)
But at the same time, I still bought about 90% of the stuff I downloaded because I wanted to support the artists I liked. (Either bought with friends or begged parents to let me use their CC) Being cheap, I opted not to use express delivery, but I was impatient to wait 3 weeks for my DVD so I downloaded it first to watch.
Of course I understand the frustrations of those with paid accounts with MU. You may never get that money back.
But attacking federal websites is not going to help anything. It'll just make things worse.
At the same time:
Dear USA governement,
Maybe you can consider dealing with poverty, health care, gun problems etc etc (in your OWN country) before you decide you want to be a World Police (which you already think you do) and tackle something like piracy.