I agree that it was the responsible thing for Google to do.
That being said, is it also responsible to report users who share movies and music files? Right now Google is being selective in what it reports. When does that change?
I agree, but what happens when all the big companies agree that they have the resources to easily crack down on this stuff? Or when the government forces their hands? That's what's scary. If they're all doing it, you can't really opt out.
Either way, I really think the internet will be a disgusting, sanitized place come 2050.
I don't think they all would of their own initiative, assuming we're talking about cracking down on illegal file sharing. Even if most of them started doing it (which I also doubt would happen), the competitive advantage to be gained from being the only major company not to would be too great to pass up.
The prospect of government compulsion is more concerning, but I think if that happened you'd have pretty big resistance like with SOPA and any attempt would end up dead. You might be right about that last part, but who knows really.
