Feds shut down Megaupload; arrests made

*oldmanwinters* · 01-19-2012, 04:08 PM

Apparently the Feds didn't even need SOPA and PIPA:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...aring-website/
and
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ted-shuttered/

Real bummer for since, I used the site (legitimately so much). The TMNT Japanese translation project hosted most of the files through the Megaupload service. It makes me wonder if Rapidshare, Mediafire, etc. are next on the government's list.

01-19-2012, 04:08 PM	#1
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,509	Feds shut down Megaupload; arrests made Apparently the Feds didn't even need SOPA and PIPA: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...aring-website/ and http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...ted-shuttered/ Real bummer for since, I used the site (legitimately so much). The TMNT Japanese translation project hosted most of the files through the Megaupload service. It makes me wonder if Rapidshare, Mediafire, etc. are next on the government's list. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items! Last edited by oldmanwinters; 01-21-2012 at 07:28 PM.