File-Sharing Site Megaupload Shut Down
The file-sharing site Megaupload, which was at one time the “13th most popular website in the world” was shut down today by the Feds on account of privacy violations (big shocker). The website has allegedly cost copyright holders hundreds of millions of dollars. You can take Megaupload, but please, please don’t take my Mediafire. It’s all I have left.
The Justice Department said in a statement said that Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz, and three others were arrested Thursday in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials. Two other defendants are at large.
Before the website was taken down, it contained endorsements from Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys and Kanye West, among others.
It’s also worth noting that the CEO of Megaupload is hip-hop producer Swizz Beats.
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AdventureNeckbeard a year agoGoes to show people outside of America need to be just as worried and have just as loud of a voice. Fuck these people trying to 1984 us.
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ModernCowboy13 a year agoIf they put half as much effort into providing better services as they do into trying to shut down everything they don’t control not only would they likely have even more profit but they would be much more liked. @aln2, Well I am very mixed on it because I do think everyone should have to pay their fair share but when it’s $1.29 a song I mean really (and I don’t drink or smoke) and I still barley have enough to afford my media, so it’s kind of ridiculous.
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Great Destroyer a year agoThis isn’t stopping anything. And those millions lost? Please they gained a hell of a lot more.
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michaelantj a year agoI knew this was gonna happen when the megaupload song was taken of youtube, not because it violated any laws but all those artists were in it, then it got put back on because people were complaining about the groups. All the big companies want is total control over media, which just isn’t gonna happen, you stop one piracy website another 5 new ways of pirating pop up
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Jennifer O. a year agofunny how RIAA and other organizations are starting a witch hunt while their own artists support and run these sites.
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Adam Laceky a year ago
See, if we had SOPA and PIPA, we could just shut down the pirates. Oh, wait… Never mind.
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thetrendinator a year agoThe Justice Department said in a statement said that Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz, and three others were arrested Thursday in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials. Two other defendants are at large.” I thought America was you know, in America. I forgot that Team America dictates other Countries laws, and controls the worlds policing and judicial systems. On a side note, this is why P2P was popular. It is also why I was shocked over the last 5 years as P2P traffic dropped, and video sites traffic was increased massively. People we not thinking this was going to happen apparently. They had forgotten about the countless sharing websites that have been removed from the web.
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soylentgreenispeople a year ago
If they want to stop piracy and copyright violations here’s an idea….. allow people outside the US to watch American TV Shows on Hulu and other legit sites! And vice versa for BBC iplayer and 4OD!
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