[mtigas]

Sure, but thousands of people phoning in to say “you’re an utter asshole” — leading to the site’s closure — isn’t simply “not a nice thing to do,” though.

They got what they deserved, but if it ain’t “mob justice,” I don’t know what else to call it. The Internet, en masse, certainly has a pulse and life of it’s own.

[chc]

Mobs don't always bring justice, but I have trouble feeling bad when they do. I mean, so far this mob has a better record than the legal system does in bringing copyright claims to a reasonable conclusion, so it's not as though there's a bulletproof alternative.

[chesser]

> Sure, but thousands of people phoning in to say “you’re an utter asshole” — leading to the site’s closure

That isn't why they closed.

Think what would have happened to them if they stayed open, from the ACTUAL non-mob-justice legal system.

It's in my comment just a bit up:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1912643