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A comment on Kim Dotcom: US Government Is Protecting An Outdated Monopolistic Business Model.

Re:Kim Dotcom: US Government Is Protecting An Outdated Monop... by chrisbennet on Thursday March 01, 2012 @12:28PM (#3653036)
Couldn't damages be gauged by comparing the injured party's income stream before and after MegaUpload was shut down? If the parties suing are really losing 13 billion in a 20 billion dollar industry, they should see an obvious upward spike in profits now that that MegaUpload is shut down.
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Re:Kim Dotcom: US Government Is Protecting An Outdated Monop... by calloc on Thursday March 01, 2012 @01:37PM (#3653373)
It will be very interesting to see whether or not there is an upward spike in media purchased. Although I have a feeling that there will be none or close to none and that any "spike" will be considered statistical noise.
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