Megaupload & Other File Host Problems

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sgrasgra wrote:Bad news for everyone Megaupload is closed by FBI

This is a shock, which must be first digested!
I can understand it even if the authorities want to take action against piracy.But by the close of Megaupload they destroy also countless legal uploads!
And this is only the beginning.I fear that they now carry out one after the other provider...

Found on another site, thanks to nick2 for the information.


McLEAN, Va. – Federal prosecutors have shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, on charges of violating piracy laws -- a day after a 24-hour blackout of popular websites such as Wikipedia drew national attention to the issue.

"This action is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States," the Justice department said in a statement about the indictment.

The indictment accuses seven individuals and two corporations -- Megaupload Limited and Vestor Limited -- of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. It was unsealed on Thursday, and claims that at one point Megaupload was the 13th most popular website in the world.

Megaupload was unique not only because of its massive size and the volume of downloaded content, but also because it had high-profile support from celebrities, musicians and other content producers who are most often the victims of copyright infringement and piracy. Before the website was taken down, it contained endorsements from Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys and Kanye West, among others.

The Hong Kong-based company listed Swizz Beatz, a musician who married Keys in 2010, as its CEO. Beatz declined to comment through a representative.

The individuals in the criminal enterprise each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on racketeering charges, five years for conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, 20 years on money laundering charges and five years on related charges.

Megaupload was led by colorful Australian Kim Dotcom -- aka Kim Schmitz, or Kim Tim Jim Vestor. He is a a resident of both Hong Kong and New Zealand, and a dual citizen of Finland and Germany, who legally changed his last name to "Dotcom."

The website's founder and "chief innovation officer" was once convicted of a felony but has repeatedly denied engaging in piracy, according to CNET.com -- and he made more than $42 million from the conspiracy in 2010 alone, according to the indictment.

The indictment comes the day after a 24-hour "blackout" of Wikipedia, a protest doodle on the homepage of Google, and numerous other protests across the Internet against proposed anti-piracy legislation that many leading websites -- including Reddit, Google, Facebook, Amazon and others -- contend will make it challenging if not impossible for them to operate.

The Protect Intellectual Property Act under consideration in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House are bills backed by the motion picture and recording industries intended to eliminate theft online once and for all. S. 968 and H.R. 3261 would require ISPs to block access to foreign websites that infringe on copyrights.

Online piracy from China and elsewhere is a massive problem for the media industry, one that costs as much as $250 billion per year and costs the industry 750,000 jobs, according to a 2008 statement by Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

But how exactly the bills would counter piracy has many up in arms.

I found this article from 29/12/11

Megaupload put the cat among the pigeons, are the first reactions

Entertainment corporations nerves let go already. No matter what they do (eg, DRM), can not win with Megaupload and Megavideo service under the provisions of the copyright notice. So go back to after all other available means to destroy these sites.

Recall that the battle Megaupload, file cabinets, with the entertainment industry has been going on in Germany for many years and as long as website developers not proven violation of the law.

When was the service to easily share videos called Megavideo, where you can earn in addition, it was known that corporations rage reaches the zenith.

Actually, from 6 years service was quite good. Apparently, corporations decided that they can finally win the developers site on the basis of copyright laws, and others. But it did not happen and now use all other possible means to disrupt the service for users and developers.

Actions taken against the service in the U.S. and India. In the first video aroused the fury of the country where the artists praise of his enemy number one (at least in the opinion of "defenders" of their rights). Someone at Universal Music did not like the clip and has deleted it.

Interestingly, according to MegaUpload does not infringe on copyrights. Therefore, the creator sent a petition to the court in Northern California against the studio for wrongful deletion of the clip. Sentence has not yet, but already there are interesting news.

Universal admitted that the clip has been cleared under the DMCA law, but under an agreement with YouTube that allows Universalowi remove any film. Explained why corporations are not destroyed at the beginning of his YouTube popularity. From the standpoint of all competition for a major label is a huge scandal.

It turns out that they can simply delete all posing a material threat to them, even if they are completely legal.

As it turns out, Megaupload is a serious threat to the corporation, if the innocent clip of artists has been deleted. Studios do not want to be represented by the artists spoke about piracy.

However, MegaUpload does not intend to stay and before the court calls for a thorough explanation of relations between YouTube and Universal and the basis on which the file was deleted. In the course of the investigation can go out more facts about the agreements between the popular hosting sites and labels.

Noise around the issues adversely affect plant and for the benefit MegaUpload. Music has already been visited more than 13 million Internet users, and thanks Streisand effect, this number is growing rapidly (although not video breaks down the back).

Another place where MegaUpload has problems is India. There Enterteinment Reliance acquired the label of the Supreme Court injunction to block Megaupload (and including btjunkie) by ISPs.


All of the new action film Don 2: The King is Back. This modern show combines thriller and humorous elements of classical Indian cinema.

Leaked to the web version in DVD quality and the label decided to clamp down on Christmas watching a movie at home and encourage viewers to visit the cinema.

It's pretty tough medium to use because of one video file to block access to millions of Internet users, including Gaurav Shukla sees this, AndroidOS editor, who used the service for legitimate purposes.

The filmmakers (except excessive zeal) showed a far-reaching or hypocrisy. For you yourselves are not more holy than the Internet pirates. When we look at the history of the series of "Don" it turns out that the manufacturer is another sequel than the first part of the label. She snuck a movie, she added two, hired the same actors and before the court in a dispute with Nariman Films, creator of the movie Don 1, maintains that Don 2 is not a sequel.

In 2011 came to light the hypocrisy of the entertainment industry. Piracy has become a part of the culture, not only for consumers but also of the members, artists, defenders of copyright and filmmakers. This culture, like any other fact, prevent the making of us all mindless consumers.

usa=the greatest enemy of freedom

megaupload has been closed by the FBI. Long live freedom of expression

Mr_Niceguy wrote:It's no longer a speed problem the title of this thread is in need of a change.

Houston we have a problem?

It's no longer a speed problem the title of this thread is in need of a change.

Now everything to disappear. There is no access to anything. Well such a life. It is a pity our work.

The Empire strikes back. Remember also, authority = money needs supervision. I`m afraid that was just the first step.

sgrasgra wrote:Bad news for everyone Megaupload is closed by FBI

we need a new site to post video

Just read in the news
Will take me weeks to reup my videos.
But which one to coose?
From download point of view filepost.com seems to be good, but they don't seem to have a software like Megamanager. And how will i know they don't also close it in a few weeks???

Regards
Joker

dirk362 wrote:To whom in the FBI should we be sending our claim for compensation ?

the fucking FBI arseholes sadly don't offer a good website for our complaints or to ask to get our money back.
if I find a acceptable website or mail address for complaining to the world police idiots I'll post it.

we got in germany more than enough government arseholes & idiots and I've never been interested in the FBI bullshit.

Bad news for everyone Megaupload is closed by FBI

we need a new site to post video

outside wrote:[Versteckter Link - Registrierung notwendig]

Hi guys

90% of the files from here are hosted in Mega...nice...
They don't want to let us live as we like, they have always another f...ing idea to polute our lifes...I organize a group for searching the best ideas to commit suicide without any pain...if you are interested...
More seriously, let's hope it's just a warning for Mega...but with all those US puritans, it will be worse in the future i'm afraid...Special period...

A torrid night to the readers

Same here dirk. I'm also a premium members and prolonged my account 2 weeks ago. It's a shame that the self-proclaimed "world police" can act like that and I fear it will become even worse. I really hope that people wake up and stand up and fight against that bull*** that endangers the freedom of people and the internet.