New Media Issue: Week Four

Danish courts are causing problems for The Pirate Bay. Not that I use The Pirate Bay. Because that would be wrong. But still.

This is a new wrinkle in the intellectual property game. This is not a program, but a website that has a search engine, if I understand correctly (which I might not-- some of the file issues confuse me). How is this illegal?

Again, I believe in intellectual property. When I create something, I don't want it stolen (although it has happened). But it seems like if a person can be arrested for creating a search engine, then we will all have problems. The Anarchist's Cookbook can be used to make a bomb, which then can be used for illegal activities. Guns can be used to kill people, which is illegal. It seems like arresting someone because they created a search engine that allows a person to do something illegal is over the line.