If you're the get-away driver for a bank robber, does that mean you're completely innocent of the crime? If you know people are using your service for illegal activities and you do nothing to stop it, then you're just as guilty.
I pirate software all the time, but I'm not ignorant enough to justify it through some illogical loophole.
If you take that approach then the people who make CDR's and DVDR's are involved in piracy.
The people who sell DVD recorders, VCRs are acting illegally.
This forum is illegal because it contains guides on how to run ISOs and ROMs.
ISPs are illegal because they let you connect to the internet and allow you to download anything.
Microsoft is also involved in illegal activities because many people uses Windows to burn their warez.
Google is illegal because you can use it to search the 'net for ISOS and ROMS.
eBay, Ebuyer, amazon, play........ are all illegal because they sell software to burn ISOS and blank media
We all know Google will never get sued because they are there to provide a way for people to search the internet for anything illegal or otherwise. Its just that the people that use google are using illegally. Probably only 0.0000001% of searches made with google are for illegal files.
Rapidshare is just as illegal as google. RS provide space on the internet for people to share their files. Their motto (I guess) is "The easy way to share
your files". I no way do they blataintly advertise "come here and download illegal ISOS/ DVD rips / ROMs etc.... for free".
Rapidshare without question will remove any files that are illegal if they are made aware of them being uploaded and stored on their servers.
Does that sound like the actions of an illegal service?
^ My 2 cents