So It Begins....

[85Bears4life]

MegaUpload file sharing site shut down for piracy by Feds - latimes.com

This post has been updated. See note below.

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has conducted a major action to shut down MegaUpload, a popular file-sharing site widely used for free downloads of movies and television shows.

After receiving indictments from a grand jury in Virginia for racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and other charges on Jan. 5, federal authorities on Thursday arrested four people and executed more than 20 search warrants in the U.S. and eight foreign countries, seizing 18 domain names and an estimated $50 million in assets, including servers run in Virginia and Washington, D.C.

MegaUpload is a "digital locker" that allows users to store files that can then be streamed or downloaded by others. Its subsidiary site MegaVideo became very popular for the unauthorized downloads of movies and TV shows. Users whose uploaded content proved particularly popular were paid for their participation.

In a joint statement, the Justice Department and FBI called the action "among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States."

 

[Uman85]

*******.

 

[Scoot26]

And Anonymous struck back:

Anonymous Hackers Hit DOJ, Universal Music, MPAA And RIAA After MegaUpload Takedown - Forbes

 

[Mr. Cub]

The SOPA people are going take over the interwebz.

 

[X]

I don't really have a problem w/ shutting down those sites :shrug:

 

[inactiveuser1]

I'm fine as long as we have CCS

 

[Jntg4]

****.

I hope they Anonymous Hackers take down all the major websites the FBI actually likes.

 

[Crystallas]

bye bye losers

 

[beardown28]

Shits getting real now.

 

[Jntg4]

DOJ and Copyright Office back up already, ****.

 

[The Bandit]

This isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened, look at Limewire. This doesn't have anything to do with SOPA

 

[Crystallas]

This actually happens all the time.

The real concern is, do we want the MPAA and RIAA to regulate our internet(more crony capitalism), or do we want to see the market adjust to the trends.

 

[Jntg4]

^True, but it is a sign of things the come should the bill pass.

 

[85Bears4life]

Imprisoned Megaupload founder loses