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[Saint]

SOPA and PIPA weren't really needed to stop pirates anyway.

MegaUpload has just gone dark... as a result of arrests and Grand Jury indictments under existing copyright laws.

And the websites belonging to the Justice Department, MPAA and RIAA have gone dark too... as a result of retaliation by hackers.

See this article in the New York Times.

[HCN-Northern]

yeah i saw the news last night about it

[gxjenkin]

I saw that story also. They didn't go Dark, they were shutdown! I don't think we've heard the last of it yet because they have support from some popular artist.
http://www.usatoday....down/52678528/1

[veightar]

Its really sad to see wonderful websites going down the drain just like that. In my kind of world, we're made to believe
that USA is a free country, but anything that has to do with ........... hmm I better not say. Hope they don't shut down other good websites.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends free speech and digital rights online, said in a statement that the arrests set "a terrifying precedent. If the United States can seize a Dutch citizen in New Zealand over a copyright claim, what is next?"

I think those guys at mega bragged too much

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Before Megaupload was taken down, the company posted a statement saying allegations that it facilitated massive breaches of copyright laws were "grotesquely overblown."
"The fact is that the vast majority of Mega's Internet traffic is legitimate, and we are here to stay. 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," the statement said.

Thanks gxjenkin for the link.

I have no idea how some people blaming megaupload think. Granted, once the site was making those guys money, they might have being somehow negligent. But how can you really monitor all these millions of files being uploaded daily to check for piracy.

I think very soon rapidshare and the rest will follow