Why, does the government or who ever is in charge close down all the illegal sites?

Question

Why, doesn't the government or whoever is in charge close down all the illegal websites? I see downloads for illegal things, and like, people download movies like Kung Fu Panda, for free when its not even out in the cinema's yet!! Why, don't they close those sites down? People, are getting stuff for free, when they should download it!! getting stuff for free when u were meant 2 buy it, or pay 4 it is stealing!! So, why don't they close those sites down??????????????????

Answer 1

That's for the lawyers to deal with.

Answer 2

Because it is hard to find out who is behind the Web sites. A Web site may have a United States address, but through redirecting, the Web site may actually be located in another country or on servers in another country. Yahoo Answers, for instances, has the look and feel of an American Web site. But, Yahoo Answers, which is very legitimate Web site, is a Singapore Web site. Remember, you are not dealing with the United States Wide Web, but with the World Wide Web (www), and there are just some things that are outside the jurisdiction of the United States. Also, for illegally Web sites physically residing on servers inside the U.S., determining where that server is and who owns it can be tricky. While stupid criminals make us laugh, a large number of criminals are not stupid...