MegaUpload Dead



mikeshinobi said:
Nothing, I figure, since everyone will know it was just because of "that silly boycott".
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Yeah one month is just a minor blip, and they'll know why it's happening and that things will be back to normal soon. I think an all out boycott is the real answer, get everyone to pirate everything until they back the fuck off completely. No more going out to the movies or buying new games for a while, we have plenty of free entertainment available to ride them out. I think they should get a taste of the power that file sharing gives to the people.
 
kim is a 100 percent character watch him on gumball. everyone at the team over on megaupload was amazing to work with and did great work with the quality of traffic they had available. Best of luck to everyone involved
 
mikeshinobi said:
Nothing, I figure, since everyone will know it was just because of "that silly boycott".
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That's not the way the market works. Don't forget the decrease in revenue greatly affects debt ratios and can cause serious ripples for their debt situations. There are alot of factors you're not considering.
 
Yuckystuff said:
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Inb4 racist jokes. Oh wait.
 
Damn shame for Megaupload, I like this "black March" thing, need to share this with others, maybe this will work...
 
mikeshinobi said:
Nothing, I figure, since everyone will know it was just because of "that silly boycott".
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Would be nice if this silly boycott could be repeated every quarter. The message needs to get to ordinary people that this is a fight for their internet freedom, to prevent big business from taking over, and if they enjoy or benefit from the internet they should support the cause. Tacking the message to viral videos and facebook pages would be a good start.
 
Yuckystuff said:
Megaupload stores shit on their servers?
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I think the major difference is it's intended use. Megaupload is designed for sharing. Dropbox is designed for file syndication.

That being so, I think think Megaupload offered a legitimate service. I personally think the Federal prosecutors saw their opportunity and took it, knowing that people like Kim with his previous convictions would be an easy target.

Fuck the US government, and their predatory bullying tactics they only make books like Confessions of an Economic Hit Man look more plausible.

Edit: Megaupload is being re-installed and is accessible from this IP: http://109.236.83.66/ not sure if it's legit or a copycat.
 
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The fact is that Piracy is the only real weapon against them.

To win this war, good, honest people are going to have to adopt piracy as a tool to keep the internet free. Sad but unavoidable.
 
cardine said:
Wait, isn't MegaUpload protected by Section 230 of the Communications and Decency Act?
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This is more a DMCA deal, where they showed proof they knew of copyright content, and didn't take reasonable steps to remove it.

Members of the Mega Conspiracy have knowingly interacted with users of
linking sites and visited the sites (and associated online forums) themselves. Specifically, some
of the defendants have instructed individual users how to locate links to infringing content on the
Mega Sites (including recommending specific linking websites). Several of the defendants have
also shared with each other comments from Mega Site users demonstrating that they have used
or are attempting to use the Mega Sites to get infringing copies of copyrighted content
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When a file is being uploaded to Megaupload.com, the Conspiracy’s automated
system calculates a unique identifier for the file (called a “MD5 hash”) that is generated using a
mathematical algorithm. If, after the MD5 hash calculation, the system determines that the
uploading file already exists on a server controlled by the Mega Conspiracy, Megaupload.com
does not reproduce a second copy of the file on that server. Instead, the system provides a new
and unique URL link to the new user that is pointed to the original file already present on the
server. If there is more than one URL link to a file, then any attempt by the copyright holder to
terminate access to the file using the Abuse Tool or other DMCA takedown request will fail
because the additional access links will continue to be available.
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In addition to copyrighted files, other types of illicit content have been uploaded
onto the Megaupload.com servers, including child pornography and terrorism propaganda
videos. Members of the Conspiracy have indicated to each other that they can automatically
identify and delete such materials on all of their servers by calculating MD5 hash values of
known child pornography or other illicit content, searching the system for these values, and
eliminating them; in fact, such files with matching hash values have been deleted from the Mega
Conspiracy’s servers. Members of the Mega Conspiracy have failed to implement a similar
program to actually delete or terminate access to copyright infringing content.
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Third, for
much of its operation, the Mega Conspiracy has offered an “Uploader Rewards” Program, which
promised premium subscribers transfers of cash and other financial incentives to upload popular
works, including copyrighted works, to computer servers under the Mega Conspiracy’s direct
control and for the Conspiracy’s ultimate financial benefit. The more popular content that was 4
present on Mega Conspiracy servers would increase the number of visitors and premium users
that the Conspiracy could monetize. In total, the Mega Conspiracy directly paid uploaders
millions of dollars through online payments.
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