We must stand up for the freedom to fileshare! (Score 1)

I only found out about this today when I went to TV Links, hoping to relax with an episode or two of one of my favorite shows. And I have a few things to say about this:

1.) Ever since the whole file-sharing thing really started, with Napster, I have thought that the RIAA/MPAA etc. have been going about this the wrong way. For me, filesharing has been a wonderful tool that has opened a lot of doors. I have poured hundreds of dollars into indie film and music that I otherwise would have had no exposure to to if it weren't for filesharing.

2.) TV Links also opened my eyes to television programs from Europe, the UK, Asia and the rest of the globe. Television is so sh*t here in America, it was great to see that somewhere people are still creating engaging, original programming. And this programming is rarely available in the USA.

3.) I am still struggling to understand exactly how they plan to prosecute the proprietor of TV Links. There was no content hosted on the site itself, and you could not save or download any of the content. All you could do was stream, watch and enjoy. Prosecuting the owner of TV Links would be something akin to me getting arrested for knowing that there is a crack house down the street. Just because I show you where you can get something that may be considered illegal, that makes me a criminal? Bull.

I was (and still am!) a huge TV Links fan, and I will continue to support it and any other websites of its kind. The major corporations of the world cannot be allowed to control what we see and hear and how we have access to it.