You'll also have to ask what's the difference between Google Drive (or any other online file store) and IA here though. I've found plenty of complete copyright works on Google Drive.

Do IA respond to removal requests? Did IA staff upload that film?

For that, Google Books took works still in copyright and made copies for commercial purposes, they somehow were allowed.

The difference with Kim Dotcom is possibly that he sold (!) more movies through his activities.

I'd say the profit motive.

You could argue that donations amount to profit, but that's a line I'd be afraid to cross.

>What's the difference between the IA and Kim Dotcom at that point?

None. They have, for a long time now, become a good place for outright piracy - both for downloaders and uploaders. It's nice to have such easy access to perfect DVDrips of GTA: SA v1.0 US, but... definitely NOT legal.

It's legal to download if you own a copy isn't it? In USA, I mean?