The #1 problem I have with scribd is that you appear to be unapologetic content thieves. Take, as an example, the [scribd] links that HN generates automaticall

The #1 problem I have with scribd is that you appear to be unapologetic content thieves. Take, as an example, the [scribd] links that HN generates automatically. That's your earliest investor automatically stealing and rehosting content in violation of both your TOS and the law, and you do nothing about it. You must be aware of it, but you don't stop it. That certainly gives the appearance that you don't care that you make a large portion of your money by screwing over rightsholders. Truly, I believe the world is a worse place because your business exists, and that if you shuttered your business today the gains would vastly outweigh the losses experienced by all. I understand that the DMCA allows you to operate with impunity, but legal doesn't mean ethical. In this case, it's just abuse of a loophole in a poorly written law. This is my entirely honest opinion. I continue to hope you'll close down scribd, or at a minimum engage in a MASSIVE rethinking of how you deal with copyrighted content. I know this won't be a popular opinion, but I simply can't understand how [scribd] links are anything other than a tacit admission that your real business is the monetization of pirated documents.