We need to distinguish between primary storage, syncing, backup, distribution, and other cases. I wouldn't even call MegaUpload "cloud storage"; I would call it more of a CDN. If Akamai went down, people wouldn't complain about losing data, because Akamai isn't used as primary storage.
Likewise, the US DOJ makes a distinction between uploader-pays and downloader-pays business models, so we must also.
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We need to distinguish between primary storage, syncing, backup, distribution, and other cases. I wouldn't even call MegaUpload "cloud storage"; I would call it more of a CDN. If Akamai went down, people wouldn't complain about losing data, because Akamai isn't used as primary storage.
Likewise, the US DOJ makes a distinction between uploader-pays and downloader-pays business models, so we must also.