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.

*ZariusTwo* · 01-19-2012, 04:58 PM

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

**Jester** · 01-19-2012, 04:59 PM

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

*Spitfire* · 01-19-2012, 05:26 PM

Meh torrents are better.

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

Peanut · 01-19-2012, 05:35 PM

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

*Cure* · 01-19-2012, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanut

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

It's funny how we had the same reaction.

*Roseangelo* · 01-19-2012, 06:19 PM

Quote:

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* · 01-19-2012, 07:23 PM

Quote:

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 · 01-19-2012, 07:49 PM

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* · 01-19-2012, 07:51 PM

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** · 01-19-2012, 08:06 PM

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* · 01-19-2012, 08:09 PM

^Maybe. That is what I was thinking.

*Master Splinter* · 01-19-2012, 08:23 PM

Quote:

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

**Jester** · 01-19-2012, 08:48 PM

new wrinkle:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1217418.html
Anonymous takes down government sites to protest the government's take down of MegaUpload.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-19-2012, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

new wrinkle:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1217418.html
Anonymous takes down government sites to protest the government's take down of MegaUpload.

Yeah! Stick it to The Man!

EDIT: I do not endorse the various crooked deeds of a group like ANONYMOUS, but I do at least like to see Big Government and Big Corporate America with egg on their face from time to time.

*Cascadia* · 01-19-2012, 08:55 PM

Now I wonder how that is going to prove anything and correct the problem. Megaupload is a double-edged sword. It is true that there were probably legal documents on there but the illegal ones probably lead to the shut down.

*pannoni1* · 01-20-2012, 07:37 AM

Very shocked to hear this! I used this to download the Season 9 (at the time) and Season 10 episodes that haven't been released on DVD, along with others. I guess we must pay our fair ways, after all. However, it seems like as each site shuts down, a new one pops up. The thing is is that more of these newer sites require you to take these surveys that they promise are easy to get through, but in reality when you're finished, are required to enter a secret password that is almost impossible to access. The same thing is also happening with Paywalls in the news industry. The Internet will only get increasingly self-regulated and stricter with each passing day.

Volvagia · 01-20-2012, 05:43 PM

Oh god this isn't good at all.

**Jester** · 01-20-2012, 07:03 PM

I'm not sure what I think of this guy. Every thing seems hyperbolic and meant to scare people.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-20-2012, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

I'm not sure what I think of this guy. Every thing seems hyperbolic and meant to scare people.

Yeah, and he's always pinning for more subscriptions and other stuff. Mozart is like the Glen Beck of Youtube!

Didn't he also do a series of toy reviews?

01-19-2012, 04:08 PM	#1
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01-19-2012, 07:49 PM	#9
Volvagia Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 195	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.

01-19-2012, 08:06 PM	#11
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	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. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

01-19-2012, 08:09 PM	#12
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	^Maybe. That is what I was thinking. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

01-19-2012, 08:48 PM	#14
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	new wrinkle: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1217418.html Anonymous takes down government sites to protest the government's take down of MegaUpload. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

01-19-2012, 08:55 PM	#16
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	Now I wonder how that is going to prove anything and correct the problem. Megaupload is a double-edged sword. It is true that there were probably legal documents on there but the illegal ones probably lead to the shut down. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

01-20-2012, 07:37 AM	#17
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	Very shocked to hear this! I used this to download the Season 9 (at the time) and Season 10 episodes that haven't been released on DVD, along with others. I guess we must pay our fair ways, after all. However, it seems like as each site shuts down, a new one pops up. The thing is is that more of these newer sites require you to take these surveys that they promise are easy to get through, but in reality when you're finished, are required to enter a secret password that is almost impossible to access. The same thing is also happening with Paywalls in the news industry. The Internet will only get increasingly self-regulated and stricter with each passing day. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

01-20-2012, 05:43 PM	#18
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01-20-2012, 07:03 PM	#19
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I'm not sure what I think of this guy. Every thing seems hyperbolic and meant to scare people. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656