Feds shut down Megaupload; arrests made

[oldmanwinters]

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.

[ZariusTwo]

Ah nuts, most of my Power Rangers fanedits were up there.

[Jester]

Well...there goes the way I tended to send Krang the commentaries.

[Spitfire]

Meh torrents are better.

As for a good way to send files, dropbox works great.

[Peanut]

NOoooooOOooooo! SWIZZY! Get out, Swizzy! GET OUT!

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Peanut

NOoooooOOooooo! SWIZZY! Get out, Swizzy! GET OUT!

It's funny how we had the same reaction.

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

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.

I have the same problem now with all my downloadables on Ninja Pizza.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

I have the same problem now with all my downloadables on Ninja Pizza.

I hate that for you, Rose. There are a lot of sites that are going to be severely inconvenienced by this development.

[Volvagia]

Thank you so F much for this. Good news is that Megaupload is trying to get the site up and running again so all hope isn't lost yet, but I'm still in a bad mood.

[Cascadia]

Wow...this could be the start of the potential acts if they indeed do pass. I have not used the site. The other sites similar to it could potentially be next.

[Jester]

I wonder if the Anti-SOPA people have jumped on this. I mean it's exactly what they are afraid will happen if it and Protect IP pass.

[Cascadia]

^Maybe. That is what I was thinking.

[Master Splinter]

Originally Posted by Jester

I wonder if the Anti-SOPA people have jumped on this. I mean it's exactly what they are afraid will happen if it and Protect IP pass.

I seen it and I am kinda shocked by it. First I don't know exactly what kind of evidence the Fed has against megaupload but I would assume it is more than just an allegation. Megaupload was recently in court with one of the record companies, UMG I believe, all about the whole Megaupload promotional video on Youtube thing. Could it have been possible that during some sort of discovery phase some documents surfaced that really brought the **** down on Megaupload? I mean if they were paying people to keep uploading illegal material that is pretty bad, that to me is big time bootlegging. I don't know how I can really justify how that would be any different than say using a torrent or me sending a friend a copy of a song except that in Megaupload's case, money is exchanging hands for the pirated material. I'm not exactly sure about any of this as I haven't processed everything yet, except I know I genuinely feel bad for people like Rose who depending on Megaupload for downloads for Ninjapizza.

-ms