Originally Posted by SlutsBukkake

I dont see how they can shut down an entire site that is not solely hosted in the US.

So in theory could they shutdown YouTube?

What about all those people who were just using it for backup of thier personal or work files? Isn't the FBI accessing/deleting these doing something illegal?

While i dont agree with the copright offences, i think something smells fishy and that this is setting a very bad precedent for the government to be able to shut down any website/business and not give them a chance to defend themselves in court.