I'm so sad...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369
Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.
The site's founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.
Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.
The news came a day after anti-piracy law protests, but investigators said they were ordered two weeks ago.
The US Justice Department said that Megaupload's two co-founders Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz, and Mathias Ortmann were arrested in Auckland, New Zealand along with two other employees of the business at the request of US officials. It added that three other defendants were still at large.
"This action is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States and directly targets the misuse of a public content storage and distribution site to commit and facilitate intellectual property crime," said a statement posted on its website.
Third-party sites
The charges included copyright infringement, conspiracies to commit racketeering, copyright infringement and money laundering.
A federal court in Virginia ordered that 18 domain names associated with the Hong Kong-based firm be seized.
The Justice Department said that more than 20 search warrants had been executed in nine countries, and that approximately $50m in assets had been seized.
It claimed that the accused had pursued a business model designed to promote the uploading of copyrighted works.
"The conspirators allegedly paid users whom they specifically knew uploaded infringing content and publicised their links to users throughout the world," a statement said.
"By actively supporting the use of third-party linking sites to publicise infringing content, the conspirators did not need to publicise such content on the Megaupload site.
"Instead, the indictment alleges that the conspirators manipulated the perception of content available on their servers by not providing a public search function on the Megaupload site and by not including popular infringing content on the publicly available lists of top content downloaded by its users."
Before it was shut down the site posted a statement saying the allegations against it were "grotesquely overblown".
"The fact is that the vast majority of Mega's internet traffic is legitimate, and we are here to stay," it added.
"If the content industry would like to take advantage of our popularity, we are happy to enter into a dialogue. We have some good ideas. Please get in touch."
Blackouts
The announcement came a day after thousands of websites took part in a "blackout" to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa).
The US Chamber of Commerce has defended the proposed laws saying that enforcement agencies "lack the tools" to effectively apply existing intellectual property laws to the digital world.
Industry watchers suggest this latest move may feed into the wider debate.
"Neither of the bills are close to being passed - they need further revision. But it appears that officials are able to use existing tools to go after a business alleged to be inducing piracy," said Gartner's media distribution expert Mike McGuire.
"It begs the question that if you can find and arrest people who are suspected to be involved in piracy using existing laws, then why introduce further regulations which are US-only and potentially damaging."
Yeah, thats terrible. Plus, I had just renewed my account too. Geez.. no premium now for me.
I won't miss it. "Piracy mechanism for people too stupid to use Bit Torrent" isn't a very honorable pursuit, IMO.
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 01/19/2012, 07:23 PMI won't miss it. "Piracy mechanism for people too stupid to use Bit Torrent" isn't a very honorable pursuit, IMO.
Not supporting piracy by any means, BUT....a lot of the bit torrent files that people download, are scene releases that get uploaded to accounts like MU, Rapidshare, Hotfile, ect. Then the uploaders take the time to package the release and create the torrents. Basically, the scene releases hit those accounts first. A little birdy told me that..... :)
Most of the stuff I pirate originated as BT or from IRC. I'm sure what you say is true of lots of stuff though.
lol bittorrents lol
If anything, this move by the feds just proves that SOPA/PIPA are unnecessary and will result in further outrage and retaliation.
Actually most shit hits the newsgroups first. Then disperses everywhere else.
Bitorrent fteuw
http://youtu.be/K9caPFPQUNs&feature=player_embedded#!
:lol:
that's crazy that its gone!
Quote from: Tatsujin on 01/20/2012, 09:43 PMhttp://youtu.be/K9caPFPQUNs&feature=player_embedded#!
:lol:
How can a four minute video be five minutes too long? I don't know, but this one sure is.
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 01/21/2012, 01:14 AMQuote from: Tatsujin on 01/20/2012, 09:43 PMhttp://youtu.be/K9caPFPQUNs&feature=player_embedded#!
:lol:
How can a four minute video be five minutes too long? I don't know, but this one sure is.
Initially, I thought the same thing. But, after the fifth listen, I found myself singing along to the chorus.
It grows on you.
Mmmmm Why do they bother closing these sites. Cat and mouse springs to mind.... Close one and everyone just moves to the next site
www.rapidshare.com
www.4shared.com
www.mediafire.com
www.oron.com
www.uploadking.com
www.multiupload.co.uk
www.depositfiles.com
www.filesonic.com
www.fileserve.com
Just to name a few!
I heard that multiupload just got raided too...
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 01/19/2012, 07:23 PMI won't miss it. "Piracy mechanism for people too stupid to use Bit Torrent" isn't a very honorable pursuit, IMO.
"First they came for Megaupload,
and I didn't speak out because I used torrents..."
Don't fucking go there.
I don't mean to compare inane crap like megaupload to the groups persecuted in the holocaust. Still, seeing our Justice Department play internet world police disturbs me and I think it should serve as a warning to all.
Quote from: guest on 01/21/2012, 02:11 PMI don't mean to compare inane crap like megaupload to the groups persecuted in the holocaust. Still, seeing our Justice Department play internet world police disturbs me and I think it should serve as a warning to all.
This is just the little stuff Homeland Tyranny and the other corrupt branches of our government are using as an excuse to shut-down the Internet so, that they can bring "Internet 2" about.
"Internet 2 will be 100% government controlled. You will have absolutely NO rights there just as we are well on our way to having no rights in the real world.
To learn more about the garbage that's being forced on the European and American people, take a look at some of these alternative news sites.
http://trunews.com/
http://thepowerhour.com/
https://startpage.com/ This one is a good alternative to google because it can fetch google results without tracking you.
Be careful of Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Facebook and any other ultra-popular websites and services.
There is a LOT more going on than meets the eye or even the ear for that matter.
I can't just come out and tell you because it'll be too much unsettling info to swallow all at once so, be smart, play it safe and do the research but, don't just believe everything that you run across. We have to remember to think for our selves and keep a cool head.
Perhaps you'd put away your tinfoil hat if you understood how the internet works and knew of all the things it's used for besides serving web pages. Perhaps not.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HtioAIy6N_k/Tb6-9SVbkhI/AAAAAAAAANs/aZk_aLBKav8/s1600/ilhat.jpg)
Aaaah... The classic tinfoil hat taunt. It's everywhere. Okay. Don't go out and download anything that you might like to have for fear of not being able to get it later (sound familiar?) and don't worry about February 21st or March 20th whether anything actually happens on those days or not.
Also don't worry about Project Blue Beam because even if that turns out to be real, who cares because once you expire there's a only a cessation of consciousness and that's it.
Also CPS doesn't really stand for Child Pedophile Services and they don't really take away your children to force you to cooperate with being framed as a domestic terrorist because you're a member of Oath Keepers.
Frieza didn't really blow up planet Vegeta either. That was just some delusion that Bardock had because that fishman hit him in the back of his head a little too hard.
Skull and Bones, Illuminate, Bilderberg Group and the Free Masons don't really worship Baphomet (The Goat of Mendez) and are in no way connected with Luciferians what so ever.
Ron Paul is a fictional character.
Obama only wants what's best for you.
1010 Global never aired a commercial in which people where exploded at the press of a button for disagreeing with bizarre, new-age beliefs.
Feel-good religion and marxism will usher in a new age in which humans and reploids live together in harmony.
No, no... Don't wake up. STAY in the matrix. Sleep... and dream...
even the truth is discredited by crap like that
Wow, two amazing posts today that made me lol! First there was Sadler's post in FS and now this - awesome.
It's okay. Really it is. Everything is just fine. There's nothing to worry about. Nothing at all. Everything is just peachy keen. Drink your fluoride. It's good for you. High Fructose Corn Syrup is good for you too. So, is the flu shot. Don't worry there are no weird side effects but, even if there were, does it really matter? Bill Gates is an angel in disguise. Oprah Winfrey loves you with all her heart. There are 3 and ONLY 3 presidential candidates campaigning. Voter Fraud is a fantasy for those who can't accept reality. Raw milk is poison and will kill yo az dead! H.A.A.R.P. is Fisher Price toy for children aged 2 and under. Hercules is NOT a pagan, alternative belief to Samson. secret societies and off-shore banks have no control nor affiliation with the G20. It's not illegal for a U.S. president to become head of the U.N. Security Council. There is no such thing as a "false flag" terror attack. Everyone you see get arrested on TV really is guilty no matter what anyone says. The system is perfect. It's illegal to make videos of police beating the crap out of someone. You have to have a license or permit to own or carry any kind of weapon. Aborting babies for convenience is not immoral and besides, it keeps the population down so, that we can conserve oxygen. Fire is not hot. There is no vacuum in space. Magical Chase should be gouged until a hole is torn in the fabric of reality. The PC-Engine was powered by a 68000 CPU, Nintendo never bullied it's associates...
ROLF
People learned to differentiate between its and it's...
Quote from: Shrapnoid on 01/31/2012, 08:11 PMIt's okay. Really it is. Everything is just fine. There's nothing to worry about. Nothing at all. Everything is just peachy keen. Drink your fluoride. It's good for you. High Fructose Corn Syrup is good for you too. So, is the flu shot. Don't worry there are no weird side effects but, even if there were, does it really matter? Bill Gates is an angel in disguise. Oprah Winfrey loves you with all her heart. There are 3 and ONLY 3 presidential candidates campaigning. Voter Fraud is a fantasy for those who can't accept reality. Raw milk is poison and will kill yo az dead! H.A.A.R.P. is Fisher Price toy for children aged 2 and under. Hercules is NOT a pagan, alternative belief to Samson. secret societies and off-shore banks have no control nor affiliation with the G20. It's not illegal for a U.S. president to become head of the U.N. Security Council. There is no such thing as a "false flag" terror attack. Everyone you see get arrested on TV really is guilty no matter what anyone says. The system is perfect. It's illegal to make videos of police beating the crap out of someone. You have to have a license or permit to own or carry any kind of weapon. Aborting babies for convenience is not immoral and besides, it keeps the population down so, that we can conserve oxygen. Fire is not hot. There is no vacuum in space. Magical Chase should be gouged until a hole is torn in the fabric of reality. The PC-Engine was powered by a 68000 CPU, Nintendo never bullied it's associates...
Seriously is there a space/time rift that has drawn in an inordinate amount of ridiculous posts/topics/members lately?
You're being trolled.
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 01/31/2012, 10:17 PMYou're being trolled.
It's been multiple people all over the foru,. I'm....uncomfortable
Quote from: nectarsis on 01/31/2012, 10:22 PMQuote from: SignOfZeta on 01/31/2012, 10:17 PMYou're being trolled.
It's been multiple people all over the foru,. I'm....uncomfortable
Yeah, between this guy and Regal, I dont know who is crazier.
Regal Sin is the best new member since BlueBMW. I love that guy.
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 02/01/2012, 01:01 AMRegal Sin is the best new member since BlueBMW. I love that guy.
The REAL question is can he overtake Celphy? ;)
Yes, it's true. I am crazy. That's what happens when you take a look, to see if any of that stuff might be real. You find a lot of bs during the research but, you start to find evidence too and that is scary, so scary that you want to stop researching but, if there's something inside that drives you to dig and dig and dig until you find out for sure then, God help you because what you find out will be so, horrible that it can shatter your heart.
It's okay to be afraid but, what's NOT okay is to give in to that fear and pretend everything a way.
Trolled?? You sound like someone from Yahoo Answers. Isn't that always the ever common excuse to eject the bringer of ugly truths from the party. Typical.
If you don't want to even consider that any of it *could* be true then, don't.
I can drop it. It's already pretty clear that you don't care.
When your wake-up call finally comes at the hands of corrupt officers and/or soldiers, giving you a beat-down in public or raiding your house for no legal reason whatsoever, you'll have no right to complain.
Okay. I'll hush up now.
hmm. The door for weirdos has certainly been left wide open lately....
hahaha, this can be moved into 'frighting zone' now!!
Quote from: Shrapnoid on 01/31/2012, 07:02 PMAaaah... The classic tinfoil hat taunt. It's everywhere.
That's what they want you to think! the government mind control rays are enhanced by the tinfoil hats, not reduced! they proved it on mythbusters!