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Feds shut down file-sharing website Megaupload.com (now fileserve and filesonic too)

901 January 19, 2012 at 12:33 PM in Chat (2)
Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws.

The indictment accuses the company of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. The indictment was unsealed Thursday, one day after websites shut down in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/20...z1jwEqE8IO

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Supply_and_Demand
01-23-2012 at 07:32 PM.
01-23-2012 at 07:32 PM.
Quote from Asryn :
That stopped being a long time ago

Quote from Frogstar :
Even when you accidentally the whole thing?

Quite a non sequitur.

Nope. I was actually referring to ontology.
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Kolto
01-23-2012 at 10:37 PM.
01-23-2012 at 10:37 PM.
Quote from nope89 :
Getting Ray sent to prison is essentially giving him an all-expense-paid vacation for fun.
^^^^^
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01-24-2012 at 12:51 AM.
01-24-2012 at 12:51 AM.
Quote from MTwallet :
bastids got fileserve & filesonic MadCrying2
Actually, filesonic and fileserve closed on their own.

If they were doing everything legitimately like megaupload was not, they are just being paranoid, but if they weren't, this was quite prudent before they end up charged Smilie
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User339811
01-24-2012 at 03:35 AM.
01-24-2012 at 03:35 AM.
What are we going to do?
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MTwallet
01-24-2012 at 04:06 AM.
01-24-2012 at 04:06 AM.
Quote from xxxHolic :
What are we going to do?
if there's money to be made, there will be something
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MTwallet
02-03-2012 at 10:16 PM.
02-03-2012 at 10:16 PM.
is fileserve back?
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ivebeeninretail2long
02-07-2012 at 12:03 AM.
02-07-2012 at 12:03 AM.
Quote from MTwallet :
is fileserve back?
looks like it. though im reading they did a thorough cleaning of their file closet.
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MTwallet
02-07-2012 at 10:49 AM.
02-07-2012 at 10:49 AM.
Quote from kasty :
looks like it. though im reading they did a thorough cleaning of their file closet.
I started to see links again, didn't know if it was "a trap" EEK!
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ivebeeninretail2long
02-07-2012 at 01:00 PM.
02-07-2012 at 01:00 PM.
Quote from MTwallet :
I started to see links again, didn't know if it was "a trap" EEK!
i didnt see admiral ackbar around, so i think we're good. but like i said, im reading on other forums that they did some serious spring cleaning,
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BostonGirl
02-07-2012 at 09:21 PM.
02-07-2012 at 09:21 PM.
Ranting
http://torrentfreak.com/quicksilv...ts-120207/

oh well, nevermind...looks like another site took over for them already..LMAO
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