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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    The US government has shut down one of the world's largest filesharing destinations, calling the service an "international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy." In cooperation…

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    Matthew, Jan 19, 2012
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  2. Chazz TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 534   +35

    Holy ****. That's some very serious claims, I wonder what type of evidence they have.
    Chazz, Jan 19, 2012
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  3. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,894   +117

    Who needs SOPA/PIPA when this can happen already?
    SNGX1275, Jan 19, 2012
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  4. hahahanoobs TechSpot Booster Posts: 488   +32

    Yea, because we should have the right to get movies, tv shows, and games illegally.

    RIP Ice Films. It was a fun ride while it lasted.
    hahahanoobs, Jan 19, 2012
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  5. hahahanoobs TechSpot Booster Posts: 488   +32

    The type of evidence that gets you arrested and your website shut down.
    hahahanoobs, Jan 19, 2012
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  6. lalaman Newcomer, in training Posts: 22

    T.T NO MORE ICEFILMS T.T
    Anyways, the evidence can be found in this indictment:
    scribd.com/doc/78786408/Mega-Indictment
    (assuming this comment nor the indictment gets taken down)
    lalaman, Jan 19, 2012
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  7. freedomthinker TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 140

    Holy crap. Happy day ! Taking down websites for no good apparent reason ! US government is amazing , no'?
    freedomthinker, Jan 19, 2012
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  8. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Not sure why you'd think your comment would be deleted lalaman. Thanks for sharing. I was going to include a few DOJ links but they either yanked the pages or their site can't handle the current load. Hopefully Scribd's entry stays up.
    Matthew, Jan 19, 2012
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  9. Chazz TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 534   +35

    Yes, exactly. It seems like something more sinister than I could've imagined was going down. Hence, I wonder what evidence they have.
    Chazz, Jan 19, 2012
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  10. lalaman Newcomer, in training Posts: 22

    lalaman, Jan 19, 2012
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  11. inventix1136 Newcomer, in training Posts: 70   +9

    What is the difference between megaupload and Amazon Cloud drive? One didn't give campaign contributions last year and the other did. Otherwise they are the same, providing sort of a digital locker.

    P.S. If the exec's are found guilty then we can kiss the "cloud" industry good bye.
    inventix1136, Jan 19, 2012
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  12. Guest

    ****. This is starting to get really serious and out of hand. What the hell is gonna happen to the rest of the pirating site i.e piratebay, isohunt, etc.
    Guest, Jan 19, 2012
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  13. Darth Shiv TechSpot Maniac Posts: 691   +51

    The point SNGX1275 was making was they didn't need SOPA/PIPA to stop this site.
    Darth Shiv, Jan 19, 2012
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  14. Leeky TechSpot Moderator Posts: 4,344   +59

    Wave goodbye to them.

    If SOPA/PIPA passes, even mentioning them on some sites would see them swiped offline. That is the problem, where do you draw the line?

    Is linking illegal content hosted on another server an offence that warrants the shut-down of that site and treatment identical to the server that hosted it to begin with?

    Its a very fine line. Though in this case I would imagine considerable evidence has been collected that justifies the warrants and seizures that have taken place. Time will no doubt tell though.

    SOPA/PIPA will make existing legal steps even shorter, and the wielded power greater. Yes it was taken down without SOPA, but having that tool in the legal arsenal would make the process even faster and more damaging.
    Leeky, Jan 19, 2012
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  15. Puiu TechSpot Booster Posts: 801   +29

    Unlike SOPA they at least had a ton of actual evidence to support their case. ^_^ I've read the indictment and here's the result: "They are in MEGA DEEP ****!"
    Puiu, Jan 19, 2012
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  16. Vrmithrax TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,076   +84

    I think you are confusing just what the "cloud" is. You store your files, personal information, run your programs from "the cloud." You know, things you actually have paid for, are legally licensed to use, etc. At the worst, you are storing illegal stuff in the cloud, but that's storing. As in personal. Private use, with the ability to share or collaborate some content (provided it does not break the terms of the agreement you entered into when establishing your cloud account).

    If you think for a second that this accurately describes Megaupload's operational model, I think you missed some key points in how they worked.

    The cloud industry is safe. Violators of cloud policies on copyrighted materials will not be. And with the cloud, it's not as anonymous as P2P or other forms of sharing.
    Vrmithrax, Jan 19, 2012
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  17. Vrmithrax TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,076   +84

    Riiiiiiight... Cause, you know, there were no other governments involved in this at all. Well, except for New Zealand, who must have agreed with the charges enough to back and assist in the seizure and arrests... Oh, and the Netherlands, Philippines, UK, Hong Kong, Germany, and Canada, who are all investigating the same group for the same illegal activities... Oh, but by all means, make it out to be the US doing stuff "for no good reason."
    Vrmithrax, Jan 19, 2012
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  18. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,894   +117

    Yes, thank you.

    That was exactly my point. Laws are already in place to stop piracy, this happened, I assume, legally.
    SNGX1275, Jan 19, 2012
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  19. ramonsterns TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 752   +12

    Huh, I'm also curious as to what these men did.
    ramonsterns, Jan 19, 2012
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  20. Guest

    when is ŶOUTUBE going down?
    Guest, Jan 19, 2012
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