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Google servivcces are great - unless something goes wrong. It seems googlers have never googled "support" :)

Ha-ha. Let's take Google's current approach to DMCA for instance. You are a small guy. A big guy sends a completely baseless DMCA complain. Google takes down the URL. Well, that’s the policy blah-blah; everything is according DMCA. You send a contra-down notice. According to DMCA you don’t need to explain anything. However Google sends you an email (I’m quoting) “We would like to help you, but we require more information. Please provide additional details clarifying the reason for your reinstatement request.” That put you in an awkward position. Since the initial take-down notice was completely baseless – you simply has nothing to provide. So this time Google doesn’t react with the same speed. Their email reads “We have received your DMCA counter notification dated XX/XX/XXXX. As described in 17 U.S.C. 512(g), we will forward the counter notification to the complainant. If we do not receive notice that the complainant has brought a court action within 10 to 14 days, we will reinstate the material in question.” As you can see – immediate respond just disappeared. Google wants to wait 10-14 days despite of direct and explicit SOPA text that allows (requires actually) reinstatement of the content. Just read it. Google is going to keep your content banned based on a started court action(!) - not the court verdict. Well, you might think it works both ways. If that’s the case – try to send a semi-baseless complain about a big guy page. Somehow it will not work the same way.

That's what happens right now. And that's Google. no-shmno evel - but Google does try to be neutral. That's as much as they could go.

And now SOPA/PIPA is about to create the situation when the same will happen with entire websites. Heh…

Yes, it has. YouHaveDownloaded performs random check of obtained IPs - to make sure they actually up/download.

That's nice :)

Those were remains of internal testing.

Just 2 cents- Bankruptcy details are from PACER (pcl.uscourts.gov). The rest is obvious, of course.