The arguement that the original upload broke the law, but since it's out there, should be allowed to continue is foolish. The takedown isn't issued to surpress the data, but to restore the standing with the law.
The DoD knows that there is spillage in this case and will take the necessary precausions associated with spillage. It is not pretending that it can put the genie back in the bottle. What it is doing however is making sure a company that is in violation of US law end's it's violation as early as possible.
This is like saying if you catch someone in the middle of a burgulary you should let them take as much as they can carry before stopping them. It's foolish. Yes the information is out there. Yes it's been reposted. But that doesn't mean that the company who never should have posted it in the first place should continue support the distribution of information that should have never been public in the first place (according to the law).
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The DoD knows that there is spillage in this case and will take the necessary precausions associated with spillage. It is not pretending that it can put the genie back in the bottle. What it is doing however is making sure a company that is in violation of US law end's it's violation as early as possible.
This is like saying if you catch someone in the middle of a burgulary you should let them take as much as they can carry before stopping them. It's foolish. Yes the information is out there. Yes it's been reposted. But that doesn't mean that the company who never should have posted it in the first place should continue support the distribution of information that should have never been public in the first place (according to the law).
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