According to the investigation that the FBI/whoever... yes, they knew. They bragged about it. And they shared it with each other.
For anyone who wants a fairly comprehensive explanation on why the owners were arrested, this is the most balanced article I've found so far:
Initial article explaining why they went after them
Why the US was able to take down and arrest a foreign site
As far as timing goes... yes, it's probably partially as a backlash to the crash and burn of SOPA/PIPA. However, it sounds like they do have the evidence to back up the reasoning behind everything.
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+...0&bih=703&bs=1
they are pushing and pushing constantly to disarm the populace, if only the forefathers were here to see this shit.
funny thing is they freakin WARNED us about it in advance.
Yes, but China is one country. Africa is by far the one region on the world with the most countries that are making piracy such an issue with copyright holders. Filtering the Internet of African nations would effectively deal the heaviest damage to the piracy the US government wants to combat because it would not be something many people other than Africans would object to. And then this shitstorm would end and the Internet can be what it is without being wrecked by law enforcement. You can't sue Africans for 150,000 USD per infringed copyright, that may be why it hasn't been suggested before. But, if the USA really wanted to deal a deadly blow to piracy they'd go after Africans even if they're too poor to sue. You can still filter Africa's Internet and block their access to proxies even if they're too poor to pay fines.
Last edited by Yip Yip; 22nd-January-2012 at 12:40.
After sopa and pipa take care of ACTA, this one is a bad one and no one really talk of it , this time isn't "only" us that will apply it but somethin like 53 contries if I'm Right some of them have already accepted it and other will do it soon ( like European Union )....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Co...rade_Agreement
Last edited by ludo66X; 22nd-January-2012 at 13:18.
I think you will find answer here :http://www.stopacta.info/