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Title: Megaupload shut down
Post by: chadz on January 19, 2012, 10:44:59 pm
discuss!
(yay I got breaking news!)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Fluffy_Muffin on January 19, 2012, 10:45:27 pm
Mod is once again alive and kicking

Haha good one
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Dezilagel on January 19, 2012, 10:52:53 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtkDaD-MEQQ

(Kinda) off topic:

Seriously, when I first heard about the SOPA/PIPA acts I thought it was a joke.

I mean, apart from being fucked up in all manner of ways, they can't even see how hypocritically they are acting? 
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Candiru on January 19, 2012, 10:54:49 pm
CAPITALISM - FUCKING UP YO INTERNET SINCE 2012.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Nessaj on January 19, 2012, 10:58:44 pm
Feds Shut Down Megaupload.com File-Sharing Website

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/19/feds-shut-down-megaupload-com-file-sharing-website/
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 19, 2012, 11:26:59 pm
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/205229-anonymous-claims-to-crash-justice-department-website

Payback time  :D

Edit: This is like watching Hackers IRL :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on January 19, 2012, 11:30:50 pm
What the hell, So that's why it's down.

Good job anonymous group, for kicking them in the balls. Should happen more often.

Is this the era of cyber-warfare now? Are we seeing the change of how they'll do it in later years? Who knows.

However, this is just getting stupid. Someone take these SOPA pushers out too already, please.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 19, 2012, 11:32:17 pm
You were in the middle of something, weren't you?

Please tell me, was it pr0n? :D
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on January 19, 2012, 11:33:12 pm
The hell are you talking about.  :shock:
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 19, 2012, 11:34:20 pm
You were dl-ing something, right?
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on January 19, 2012, 11:35:16 pm
You were dl-ing something, right?

Well, yes. Music, that I couldn't get in stores here pretty much.

And all the megaupload mirrors were blown, didn't know why.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 19, 2012, 11:39:51 pm
Real man dl pron and think of sex every second of their epic lives :P
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on January 20, 2012, 12:01:26 am
Real man dl pron and think of sex every second of their epic lives :P

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Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 20, 2012, 12:25:19 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygh3mPBFzhc&feature=player_embedded

http://whitehouse.org/

http://fbi.com

http://universalmusic.com/

http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-235/
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on January 20, 2012, 12:31:28 am
lol.

 :shock:
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 20, 2012, 12:35:45 am
This was down, then up for a brief moment and now it's down again: http://www.justice.gov/
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: ThePoopy on January 20, 2012, 01:17:40 am
WW3, over the internet
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leesin on January 20, 2012, 01:22:56 am
Boohoo chadz, stop storing your donkee porn on megaupload and it wouldn't be such an issue.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Radament on January 20, 2012, 02:17:25 am
fuck this ! anyone could stop me watching glee on streaming !!!  :shock:

http://megavideo.bz/ (http://megavideo.bz/)

dunno if it's a scam site but it works now.

too bad there's anyone with balls of steel that would sqli http://www.house.gov/ (http://www.house.gov/)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Noctivagant on January 20, 2012, 04:55:51 am
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MegaUpload, one of the largest file-sharing sites on the Internet, has been shut down by federal prosecutors in Virginia. The site’s founder Kim Dotcom and three others were arrested by the police in New Zealand at the request of US authorities. MegaVideo, the streaming site belonging to same company, and a total of 18 domains connected to the Mega company were seized and datacenters in three countries raided.

Just a few weeks ago, MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom told TorrentFreak that his Mega ventures have nothing to worry about, as they operate within the rules of the law.

“Mega has nothing to fear. Our business is legitimate and protected by the DMCA and similar laws around the world. We work with the best lawyers and play by the rules.

“We take our legal obligations seriously. Mega’s war chest is full and we have strong supporters backing us,” Dotcom said.

But behind the scenes powerful forces were at work, plotting the forceful demise of MegaUpload, one of the world’s biggest websites.

An indictment unsealed today by the Department of Justice claims that MegaUpload has caused the entertainment industries more than $500 million in lost revenue and generated $175 million “in criminal proceeds.”

Two corporations – Megaupload Limited and Vestor Limited – were indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia on January 5th, 2012, and charged with “engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to commit copyright infringement, conspiring to commit money laundering and two substantive counts of criminal copyright infringement.”

Today, the authorities executed in excess of 20 search warrants in the United States and eight other countries.

Data centers in the Netherlands, Canada and Washington housing MegaUpload’s equipment were raided. In an apparent reference to the latter location, a source has just informed TorrentFreak that the FBI are currently detaining everyone at the ISP Cogent Communications’ headquarters in Washington DC, in connection with a Mega-related search warrant.

In addition to MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom who was arrested today in New Zealand, another six alleged members of the Mega “conspiracy” were charged in the indictment:

- Finn Batato, 38, Mega’s chief marketing officer and a citizen and resident of Germany
- Julius Bencko, 35, Mega’s graphic designer from Slovakia
- Sven Echternach, 39,Mega’s German head of business development;
- Mathias Ortmann, 40, the German CTO, co-founder and director of Mega
- Andrus Nomm, 32, programmer and head of the development from Estonia
- Bram van der Kolk, 29, a Dutch citizen who oversaw programming and network issues.

Dotcom, Batato, Ortmann and van der Kolk were arrested today in Auckland, New Zealand, by authorities there. Bencko, Echternach and Nomm are still at large.

The authorities seized approximately $50 million in assets, which appears to include Kim Dotcom’s treasured collection of several dozen cars, as detailed below.
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A total of 18 Mega-related domains were also seized by authorities including Megastuff.co, Megaworld.com, Megaclicks.co, Megastuff.info, Megaclicks.org, Megaworld.mobi, Megastuff.org, Megaclick.us, Mageclick.com, HDmegaporn.com, Megavkdeo.com, Megaupload.com, Megaupload.org, Megarotic.com, Megaclick.com, Megavideo.com, Megavideoclips.com and Megaporn.com.

According to the Department of Justice, the individuals named in the indictment face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit racketeering, five years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, 20 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering and five years in prison on each of the substantive charges of criminal copyright infringement.

The legal action against Mega will set a precedent for similar cloud-hosting services. The MegaUpload site itself had no search function to discover content directly, but according to the indictment this was done to “conceal the scope of its infringement.” Would the same be true for services such as Dropbox?
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on January 20, 2012, 05:17:20 am
This is a joke.

Why megaupload. Why not a service like Rapidshare? Everyone hates them anyway.

Would be a good riddance.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Tears of Destiny on January 20, 2012, 05:44:25 am
I'm not sure how this surprises anyone, considering they shut down Limewire for the same reasons.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Angantyr on January 20, 2012, 06:01:04 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygh3mPBFzhc&feature=player_embedded

http://whitehouse.org/

http://fbi.com

http://universalmusic.com/

http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-235/
Admirable.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Wiglaf on January 20, 2012, 06:29:20 am
While I certainly love the way, how all the big sites (wiki, google, wordpress and so on) gather attention and anonymous does their part, I think what the author of xkcd said about it last year is still true:

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Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: B3RS3RK on January 20, 2012, 06:50:16 am
Lol @ those License Plates :lol: "Mafia", really?

Gotta love America.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Vibe on January 20, 2012, 07:40:02 am
I'm more bothered about the fact that the arrest in New Zealand was done so fast by the request of U.S.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: indigocylinder on January 20, 2012, 07:46:55 am
It's like a part of me is missing, and will never come back.

Never, until all content that was unique to megaupload just gets re-upped to one of the billion other comparable sites that is.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Herkkutatti on January 20, 2012, 07:47:39 am
And i just bought Megaupload Premium  :?
(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: indigocylinder on January 20, 2012, 08:05:07 am
In other news, I'd hate to be the one to have to tell einstein about this.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Herkkutatti on January 20, 2012, 08:15:05 am
In other news, I'd hate to be the one to have to tell einstein about this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvXo4sGB7zM
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Noctivagant on January 20, 2012, 10:20:27 am
https://twitter.com/?tw_e=details&tw_i=160153171874955264&tw_p=tweetembed#!/YourAnonNews/statuses/160153171874955264 (https://twitter.com/?tw_e=details&tw_i=160153171874955264&tw_p=tweetembed#!/YourAnonNews/statuses/160153171874955264)

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Corwin on January 20, 2012, 12:34:24 pm
WW3, over the internet

That's the only good reason left to fight the war.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Candiru on January 20, 2012, 02:35:00 pm
Internet is not owned by anyone, it's funny how USA seems to believe that they should own it now.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 20, 2012, 02:55:47 pm
Well, they started the whole thing.

And I highly disagree with this "war". This shit that anons did will just make our cause look even worse and will give them right to do as they please.

Ye, it's a conspiracy theory similar to that of 9/11 but it makes sense.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: [ptx] on January 20, 2012, 02:59:11 pm
This seems so absurd, it's actually surreal... :|
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Angantyr on January 20, 2012, 04:47:18 pm
Well, they started the whole thing.
The Brits invented the microchip, does that give them right to do as they please with all computers?



While I certainly love the way, how all the big sites (wiki, google, wordpress and so on) gather attention and anonymous does their part, I think what the author of xkcd said about it last year is still true:

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Such acts are symbolical, hurting the pride of the hacked organization, showing the limits of their security while sending a message to the World at large.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Tears of Destiny on January 20, 2012, 05:17:03 pm
Internet is not owned by anyone, it's funny how USA seems to believe that they should own it now.

No, the USA Government thinks they have a right over the servers and companies that reside in the states, like how they "own" the tellecommunication lines and companies.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Vexus on January 20, 2012, 05:19:14 pm
A shame.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Thovex on January 20, 2012, 05:27:25 pm
Megaupload: Time to move to Sweden so you can make witty replies to legal messages like TPB.

http://thepiratebay.org/legal

They are awesome.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Oberyn on January 20, 2012, 05:53:00 pm
Yeah all the people going "ZOMG IF THE US PASSES THIS EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WILL HAVE THE SAAAAMMMEEE LAAAAAWWWS" are very little informed about the different approaches to IP and international commercial law as practiced by different countries. Sweden and the other nordic countries are probably the best example.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: [ptx] on January 20, 2012, 06:12:37 pm
A lot of stuff is based in the US, though and will be affected by these laws.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on January 20, 2012, 06:14:58 pm
A lot of stuff is based in the US, though and will be affected by these laws.

And don't forget the US' bootlickers who will instanty copycat what they're doing.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Herkkutatti on January 20, 2012, 06:34:06 pm
Megaupload: Time to move to Sweden so you can make witty replies to legal messages like TPB.

http://thepiratebay.org/legal

They are awesome.
the pirate bay is my fav <3
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Oberyn on January 20, 2012, 06:39:47 pm
A lot of stuff is based in the US, though and will be affected by these laws.

So they'll be forced to move? Awesome, way to go US, driving away some of your most innovative and productive corporations to the rest of the world. It's very generous of you. Even if they don't move, assuming the law passes, it's only a matter of time before others fill the vaccuum. It's even more of an incentive for others to not follow in their footsteps.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Herkkutatti on January 20, 2012, 07:06:04 pm
So they'll be forced to move? Awesome, way to go US, driving away some of your most innovative and productive corporations to the rest of the world. It's very generous of you. Even if they don't move, assuming the law passes, it's only a matter of time before others fill the vaccuum. It's even more of an incentive for others to not follow in their footsteps.
i bet other countries are not stupid as US
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on January 21, 2012, 12:28:57 am
This:

(click to show/hide)


the pirate bay is my fav <3
Shame they've managed to force internet providers in Finland to block it. Not that it's hard to circumvent.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Herkkutatti on January 21, 2012, 12:40:42 am


Shame they've managed to force internet providers in Finland to block it. Not that it's hard to circumvent.
Nah only one, and then you couls use other sites :)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Vexus on January 21, 2012, 12:46:37 am
This:

(click to show/hide)

New lotr game for pc.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Ninja_Khorin on January 21, 2012, 12:54:00 am
Nah only one, and then you couls use other sites :)
Yah, but once it become legal to do it to one provider, then it's only a matter of time before it's closed down for all providers. All the internet providers are doing the same thing. The rest of the cases are in court.


And yes, people do use other sites, DNS solutions or VPN or just using other URLs that haven't been stopped yet.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Kafein on January 21, 2012, 01:12:13 am
While I certainly love the way, how all the big sites (wiki, google, wordpress and so on) gather attention and anonymous does their part, I think what the author of xkcd said about it last year is still true:

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Exactly. But what is important is the symbolic effect.

Such attacks against freedom can't be left unresponded.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: B3RS3RK on January 21, 2012, 01:18:43 am
This:


Stupid Ninjas cutting Onions...
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Kafein on January 21, 2012, 01:28:06 am
So they'll be forced to move? Awesome, way to go US, driving away some of your most innovative and productive corporations to the rest of the world. It's very generous of you. Even if they don't move, assuming the law passes, it's only a matter of time before others fill the vaccuum. It's even more of an incentive for others to not follow in their footsteps.

This.

I don't really see the logic behind the political (because it obviously is) move. A statesman, even totally oblivious of freedom etc. would know that bringing down "US" (servers in the virginia) internet businesses is exactly like shooting yourself in the foot economically. The content industry can go fuck itself. Most of the actual culture content produced in the world is fucking free.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Dezilagel on January 21, 2012, 01:45:18 am
The backwards media mega corps are of course going desperate, so they did what has proven successful time and time again in history:

Blame it on the others.

This, coupled with the fact of what is actually stated in the bill and this is starting to smell an awful lot like mid-western Europe during a certain time period which we are all very familiar with...

...

Now of course I might be overreacting but it's shockingly similar. (Hey economy is going to shit, not our fault obviously. It's the foreign pirates with their shady websites stealing (notice the parallel once again) our stuff. But if we just give the govt surpreme powers to deal with this everything will be fine m'kay? Let the witchhunt begin!)

Also what Oberyn said.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: SixThumbs on January 21, 2012, 07:12:10 pm
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/1/19/sopa_anti_piracy_or_censorship_wikipedias

It's not even what that woman is saying that I distrust, it's the way she's saying it.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: tyranoid on January 22, 2012, 10:46:03 am
MFW most people don't realize sopa and pipa are just distractions so no one notices acta
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Dezilagel on January 22, 2012, 12:15:32 pm
ACTA's shit that has been going on for a LONG time. Luckily, the European parliament has been negative towards the proposition since the representatives have denied official EU requests of making the negotiations public.

USA on the other hand fully support the secrecy of negotiations, the GOVERNMENT dnying the requests of making the documents official.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement

TL:DR Yeah, fuck this ACTA shit.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Kafein on January 22, 2012, 03:52:21 pm
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/1/19/sopa_anti_piracy_or_censorship_wikipedias

It's not even what that woman is saying that I distrust, it's the way she's saying it.

Here's the actual and current wording of SOPA http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
Found here : http://search.house.gov/htbin/search

So yeah, if you read it carefully, you can see she's full of shit. As well as the whole pro-SOPA lobby that pretends the bill can't censor the web. It definetly can. And they definetly never read it.


Here's the part that would even have infringed the Magna Carta :


Page 13 :


"RELIEF.—On application of the Attorney
2 General following the commencement of an action
3 under this section, the court may issue a temporary
4 restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or an in5
junction, in accordance with rule 65 of the Federal
6 Rules of Civil Procedure, against a registrant of a
7 domain name used by the foreign infringing site or
8 an owner or operator of the foreign infringing site
9 or, in an action brought in rem under paragraph
10 (2), against the foreign infringing site or a portion
11 of such site, or the domain name used by such site,
12 to cease and desist from undertaking any further ac13
tivity as a foreign infringing site."


That is, shoot first, think second. Guilty until proved innocent.

The following part extends this "ceizure" of service to virtually anything US based. That is, search engines, payment sites, advertisers etc. are explicitly mentioned.

Actually, the best way to circumvent this law if it ever passes is to use that tiny loophole and make the ceizure of service to foreign sites impossible. It may be possible to design a crafty network architecture and a system into which even the owners couldn't delete entries without crashing the whole thing (and then, the censorship could be declared as unreasonable).
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: VaradinOld on January 22, 2012, 09:42:43 pm
This:

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Shame they've managed to force internet providers in Finland to block it. Not that it's hard to circumvent.

WOW from which movie is this  ?
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: VaradinOld on January 22, 2012, 09:44:44 pm
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<3 :(
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Noctivagant on January 22, 2012, 11:52:04 pm
This:

(click to show/hide)

Shame they've managed to force internet providers in Finland to block it. Not that it's hard to circumvent.

I assume this is released by 9gag, cuz 4chan would never ever side with 9gag in anything.
9gag stop forcing yourself into cult position! ASAP!

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Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Nehvar on January 22, 2012, 11:54:02 pm
Related news: R.I.P. FileSonic & Uploaded.to (http://www.prefixmag.com/news/filesonic-disables-file-sharing/60803/)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 23, 2012, 01:48:01 am
They keep marching...
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Kafein on January 23, 2012, 02:19:06 am
Creepy question :

Why are the other file sharing sites chickening out ?
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 23, 2012, 01:12:51 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGlB36XrbI4&feature=player_embedded#!
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 23, 2012, 04:25:59 pm
http://bayfiles.com/
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 24, 2012, 12:25:53 am
Quote
MegaUpload - Closed.
- FileServe - Closing does not sell premium.
- FileJungle - Deleting files. Locked in the U.S..
- UploadStation - Locked in the U.S..
- FileSonic - the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation).
- VideoBB - Closed! would disappear soon.
- Uploaded - Banned U.S. and the FBI went after the owners who are gone.
- FilePost - Deleting all material (so will leave executables, pdfs, txts)
- Videoz - closed and locked in the countries affiliated with the USA.
- 4shared - Deleting files with copyright and waits in line at the FBI.
- MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days and it will open doors pro FBI
-Org torrent - could vanish with everything within 30 days "he is under criminal
investigation"
- Network Share mIRC - awaiting the decision of the case to continue or terminate Torrente everything.
- Koshiki - operating 100% Japan will not join the SOUP / PIPA
- Shienko Box - 100% working china / korea will not join the SOUP / PIPA
- ShareX BR - group UOL / BOL / iG say they will join the SOUP / PIPA
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Wiglaf on January 24, 2012, 01:37:17 am
http://thepiratebay.org/legal

They are awesome.

I had a good time reading these, thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on January 24, 2012, 02:25:47 pm
Why was MegaUpload really shut down? (https://plus.google.com/u/0/111314089359991626869/posts/HQJxDRiwAWq)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Vibe on January 24, 2012, 03:07:45 pm
Why was MegaUpload really shut down? (https://plus.google.com/u/0/111314089359991626869/posts/HQJxDRiwAWq)

Money rules the world
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: [ptx] on January 24, 2012, 03:14:48 pm
Kim Dotcom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom)
Not exactly a saint, as it turns out. Not saying that shutting down megaupload was justified or anything, just something to think about, some perspective.

Also, he is one ugly, fat bastard >_>
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Vibe on January 24, 2012, 03:40:12 pm
"In 2001, Schmitz purchased $375,000 worth of shares of the nearly bankrupt company LetsBuyIt.com and subsequently announced his intention to invest €50 million in the company.[20] Unknown to others, Schmitz did not have the funds available to invest, although the announcement caused the share value of LetsBuyIt.com to jump by nearly 300%.[21] Schmitz quickly sold the shares and profited $1.5 million as a result."

lmao
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Nessaj on January 24, 2012, 05:58:59 pm
MegaUpload owners: (Kim on the right)
(click to show/hide)

Kim DotCom's mansion:
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His cars:
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His helicopter:
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This file-sharing business seems lucrative :P
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: SixThumbs on January 24, 2012, 06:58:05 pm
Looks like that tennis court gets a lot of use.

ho ho ho
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Kafein on January 26, 2012, 11:53:34 am
"In 2001, Schmitz purchased $375,000 worth of shares of the nearly bankrupt company LetsBuyIt.com and subsequently announced his intention to invest €50 million in the company.[20] Unknown to others, Schmitz did not have the funds available to invest, although the announcement caused the share value of LetsBuyIt.com to jump by nearly 300%.[21] Schmitz quickly sold the shares and profited $1.5 million as a result."

lmao

Now, that's some serious skill. That guy owns my respect. Not even close to Soros but on the good way.

Ofc, that doesn't make him a kind person at all.

Nevertheless, the general debacle of file sharing sites is much more alarming than the closing of megaupload.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Nessaj on January 29, 2012, 05:13:09 pm
Megaupload Users Plan To Sue FBI Over Lost Files
While the FBI went after the file-sharing site for copyright infringement, many users want to recover their non-pirated data.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678087/megaupload-lawsuit-fbi.jhtml (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678087/megaupload-lawsuit-fbi.jhtml)



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaupload (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaupload)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/78786408/Mega-Indictment (http://www.scribd.com/doc/78786408/Mega-Indictment) Actual Indictment (72 pages)



How the US (FBI) have the authority to arrest people World Wide:


List of Countries involved:



No doubt the sole reason for megaupload being dismantled was their new music project which would empower the real artists like never before instead of these greedy already way too rich middlemen who serve no actual function.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Leshma on February 10, 2012, 11:07:09 pm
I must say I'm impressed. They've managed to bring cia.gov down, that takes some balls and skills.

https://www.cia.gov/

http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-hacked-cia-hackers-049/
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: chadz on February 10, 2012, 11:24:22 pm
I haven't checked, but I assume this pic is currently being posted all over the internet:

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Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on February 11, 2012, 04:14:17 am
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Looks like the real world isn't enough for the U.S government, they have to "neo-crusade" in the internet as well.

Fools. At least this didn't cost them trillions of dollars..
From a debt like theirs, I'd play internet police force anytime, bunch of cowards.

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Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Zerran on February 11, 2012, 04:32:15 am
Looks like the real world isn't enough for the U.S government, they have to "neo-crusade" in the internet as well.

Fools. At least this didn't cost them trillions of dollars..
From a debt like theirs, I'd play internet police force anytime, bunch of cowards.

(click to show/hide)

Believe me, at least of the people I know, we are well aware of how fucked up our government is. The big issue is how the hell to fix it. With 2 parties in power that are essentially controlled by the media, we are given some really shitty choices on who to vote for. Of course, there are always the candidates from other parties, but the issue there is the sheer number of people who either don't give them any credit for being able to win, or who simply follow what the media tells them and don't bother to question it.

I find it rather interesting that our media constantly rages for and against things like abortion and gay rights, while the government passes increasingly strict laws allowing them to have further control. Thankfully the SOPA and PIPA bills were caught and exposed by, what else, the internet before being passed.

It is illegal for us to film, or record in essentially any way, police officers on duty without their direct consent. In fact, the penalty for doing so is the same as rape. This is something that, imo, should be front page news and have people protesting in the streets, and yet other than a few pockets of the internet, it's totally silent. No media coverage.  :|
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: indigocylinder on February 11, 2012, 05:03:59 am
As predicted, the shutdown did nothing to reduce online piracy:

http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/09/megaupload-shutdown-did-nothing-to-slow-piracy-study-finds/
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Zerran on February 11, 2012, 05:45:35 am
As predicted, the shutdown did nothing to reduce online piracy:

http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/09/megaupload-shutdown-did-nothing-to-slow-piracy-study-finds/

I think anyone with ANY knowledge of piracy could have predicted this, but because the idiots in charge don't, we have numerous people in jail for decades and a lot of completely legal material lost.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: [ptx] on February 11, 2012, 01:05:55 pm
Believe me, at least of the people I know, we are well aware of how fucked up our government is. The big issue is how the hell to fix it. With 2 parties in power that are essentially controlled by the media, we are given some really shitty choices on who to vote for. Of course, there are always the candidates from other parties, but the issue there is the sheer number of people who either don't give them any credit for being able to win, or who simply follow what the media tells them and don't bother to question it.

I find it rather interesting that our media constantly rages for and against things like abortion and gay rights, while the government passes increasingly strict laws allowing them to have further control. Thankfully the SOPA and PIPA bills were caught and exposed by, what else, the internet before being passed.

It is illegal for us to film, or record in essentially any way, police officers on duty without their direct consent. In fact, the penalty for doing so is the same as rape. This is something that, imo, should be front page news and have people protesting in the streets, and yet other than a few pockets of the internet, it's totally silent. No media coverage.  :|

Read up on demarchy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demarchy). Be surprised.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Wiglaf on February 13, 2012, 10:05:23 pm
I haven't checked, but I assume this pic is currently being posted all over the internet:

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i didnt check, but i think i posted it in this very thread already ;)
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: BlindGuy on February 13, 2012, 10:25:45 pm
Makes me sad that you guys care so much. I mean, I love you all for caring, but, why? THIS photo should tell you all you need to know about the society that capitalism is aiming for

http://www.photo4me.com/cart/details.asp?PictureID=44596


Also, yes I thought the above cartoon was very apropriate, GOOD for annonymous for DDOS'ing a few websites, its hardly a hacking masterclass tho is it?
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Christo on February 13, 2012, 10:28:03 pm
Isn't it like that in Britain already? I mean the 24/7 Cameras EVERYWHERE.
Not just in places like shops, or other places, but basically everywhere you go.

That's what I heard.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Kafein on February 13, 2012, 10:29:58 pm
Makes me sad that you guys care so much. I mean, I love you all for caring, but, why? THIS photo should tell you all you need to know about the society that capitalism is aiming for

http://www.photo4me.com/cart/details.asp?PictureID=44596

I did try very hard, but I fail to find the link between abuse of watch and capitalism.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Zerran on February 13, 2012, 10:53:38 pm
Isn't it like that in Britain already? I mean the 24/7 Cameras EVERYWHERE.
Not just in places like shops, or other places, but basically everywhere you go.

That's what I heard.

At least in London this is true, but I don't know about the rest of the country.

Went there last Summer for a study abroad thing, cameras are everywhere. It seems it has helped them catch more criminals, but hasn't done anything to drop the crime-rate.
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Brrrak on February 14, 2012, 03:08:53 am
At least in London this is true, but I don't know about the rest of the country.

Went there last Summer for a study abroad thing, cameras are everywhere. It seems it has helped them catch more criminals, but hasn't done anything to drop the crime-rate.

I popped a zit yesterday.

...why do I still get zits?
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Zerran on February 14, 2012, 07:09:28 pm
I popped a zit yesterday.

...why do I still get zits?

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Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on February 14, 2012, 08:41:12 pm
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googled qkdqh.gif

got this:

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You're welcome :P
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: Zerran on February 14, 2012, 09:32:17 pm
googled qkdqh.gif

got this:

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You're welcome :P

Were you the one that first posted that pic? I saw it and had to save it, but couldn't remember who had originally posted it.  :P
Title: Re: Megaupload shut down
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on February 15, 2012, 08:34:58 pm
nope wasn't me, but i remember seeing it a few days ago