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A lot of file hosting sites have been cleaning and deleting files too since MU's shutdown.
FileSonic's sharing is disabled.
HotFile, FileServe, FileJungle and UploadStation have been deleting files at light speed too.
Others have discontinued their affiliate programs and banning U.S. IP addresses.
FileSonic's sharing is disabled.
HotFile, FileServe, FileJungle and UploadStation have been deleting files at light speed too.
Others have discontinued their affiliate programs and banning U.S. IP addresses.
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678087/megaupload-lawsuit-fbi.jhtml
Think I should take part in the lulz since I uploaded work to MegaUpload related to MY copyrighted content? :P
The drama surrounding file-sharing site Megaupload continued Friday (January 27) as users announced a plan to sue the FBI over files lost during the site's shutdown last week.
Last week, the federal government took action against Megaupload.com, arresting several members of the company on racketeering and copyright-infringement charges. A federal indictment alleged that the site, which allows users to transfer large files, has generated more than $175 million in criminal proceeds and costs copyright-holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated movies, albums and other materials.
According to TorrentFreak.com, Pirate Parties around the world are banding together to file an official complaint against U.S. authorities in an effort to recover the large amounts of non-pirated data, research documents and personal videos that are shared among users on the site.
"The widespread damage caused by the sudden closure of Megaupload is unjustified and completely disproportionate to the aim intended," they announced in a statement obtained by TorrentFreak. "For this reason Pirates of Catalonia, in collaboration with Pirate Parties International and other Pirate Parties, have begun investigating these potential breaches of law and will facilitate submission of complaints against the US authorities in as many countries as possible, to ensure a positive and just result.
"This initiative is a starting point for legitimate internet users to help defend themselves from the legal abuses promoted by those wishing to aggressively lock away cultural materials for their own financial gain."
The Department of Justice said the case against Megaupload is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States. The news broke just a day after major websites like Wikipedia and Google protested against the U.S. House of Representatives' controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and the Senate's similar Protect IP Act.
Last week, the federal government took action against Megaupload.com, arresting several members of the company on racketeering and copyright-infringement charges. A federal indictment alleged that the site, which allows users to transfer large files, has generated more than $175 million in criminal proceeds and costs copyright-holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated movies, albums and other materials.
According to TorrentFreak.com, Pirate Parties around the world are banding together to file an official complaint against U.S. authorities in an effort to recover the large amounts of non-pirated data, research documents and personal videos that are shared among users on the site.
"The widespread damage caused by the sudden closure of Megaupload is unjustified and completely disproportionate to the aim intended," they announced in a statement obtained by TorrentFreak. "For this reason Pirates of Catalonia, in collaboration with Pirate Parties International and other Pirate Parties, have begun investigating these potential breaches of law and will facilitate submission of complaints against the US authorities in as many countries as possible, to ensure a positive and just result.
"This initiative is a starting point for legitimate internet users to help defend themselves from the legal abuses promoted by those wishing to aggressively lock away cultural materials for their own financial gain."
The Department of Justice said the case against Megaupload is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States. The news broke just a day after major websites like Wikipedia and Google protested against the U.S. House of Representatives' controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, and the Senate's similar Protect IP Act.
Think I should take part in the lulz since I uploaded work to MegaUpload related to MY copyrighted content? :P
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Gravity cat
the adequately amused
Go for it. What they did was completely out of order and unfair, if you ask me.
I would join in if I used MU at all.
I would join in if I used MU at all.
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Way to Go, megaupload. :D
But i don't use the site that much, so, nothing's gonna change for me. :D
But i don't use the site that much, so, nothing's gonna change for me. :D
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I only use it to get dls. So this affects me only with the dl options. Some things may change but I will still continue on dling.
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Megaupload was a very reliable site for me.
Yeah you guys should do it and get back what belongs to you...
Piracy is wrong but sharing is not.... the FBI are smart enough to know the difference.
Yeah you guys should do it and get back what belongs to you...
Piracy is wrong but sharing is not.... the FBI are smart enough to know the difference.
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Just because some people are smart enough to know the difference doesn't mean that everyone in the FBI thinks so.
This was like killing a criminal by using a nuclear bomb.. Oh sure you killed the criminal, but what about the millions of other deaths?
This was like killing a criminal by using a nuclear bomb.. Oh sure you killed the criminal, but what about the millions of other deaths?
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Kind of late to the party as there have already been threads made, but yes, it does suck, especially for uploaders.
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Sneakyone wrote...
Kind of late to the party as there have already been threads made, but yes, it does suck, especially for uploaders.if im old, when did this happen
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charles2302 wrote...
Sneakyone wrote...
Kind of late to the party as there have already been threads made, but yes, it does suck, especially for uploaders.if im old, when did this happen
It happened on January 19th.
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That happened ages ago, still.
It's very sad though, how billions of files were just gone in an instant.
It's very sad though, how billions of files were just gone in an instant.
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Gravity cat
the adequately amused
Stop beating the dead horse.
But yeah it really sucks. And their reasoning for taking it down was stupid
But yeah it really sucks. And their reasoning for taking it down was stupid
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Apparently the purging of the Megaupload database has been delayed for two weeks. I found this out on Wired, and on the Electronic Frontier Foundation website, they had this link: http://www.megaretrieval.com/. If you don't have any backups (especially if hot hentai :D), you should consider contacting EFF.
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