Megaupload is gone....

[t-rogdor]

lmao, just caught wind that it's actually a site setup to DDoS the whitehouse.gov, etc.

[Crashfan3]

Originally Posted by t-rogdor

lmao, just caught wind that it's actually a site setup to DDoS the whitehouse.gov, etc.

Alright, well that's interesting if it's true. But DDoSing the White House website isn't gonna do anything but piss off a few government programmers. It's not going to bring MU back.

I'm trying to figure out what anon is thinking on this one...

[Reincarnate]

hee hee hee

[TC_Halogen]

Originally Posted by t-rogdor

lmao, just caught wind that it's actually a site setup to DDoS the whitehouse.gov, etc.

yeah, that's why I deleted my post <_<;

Originally Posted by robertsona

my knowledge of this kind of stuff is not exactly extensive but this seems akin to money laundering? like, if some restaurant is known to be a front for a mob organization, even if there's nothing wrong or criminal about the restaurant itself or the products that restaurant makes/sells per se, it's still going to be shut down because it's a front for criminal activity. same deal here, if the government has to shut down a "legitimate" portion of megaupload to crack down on the piracy (which, as far as i can tell, is the dominant usage/portion of the website), then so be it.

Very valid point, and I actually never would have thought about it that way. It's quite unfortunate, though. A large majority of the site is catered to hosting large files for the sake of convenience.

[DossarLX ODI]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...opyright.shtml

lol you guys probably already saw this, but this is hilarious. There's a thread on /b/ about Lamar Smith (SOPA sponsor) and this shows how hypocritical and contradictory this shit is

[V-Ormix]

lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-TV...eature=related

[DarknessXoXLight]

Originally Posted by V-Ormix

lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-TV...eature=related

[flipsta_lombax]

Originally Posted by V-Ormix

that is just disgusting...

One big country, full of bad hypocrites. I'm truly disappoint.

I saw that LOLcats died vid yesterday on Cheezburger. <3

[cry4eternity]

So..... is all file hosting illegal now? How about file transfers through IM clients? Ripping CDs and putting the files on a flash drive? Where's the line?

Is it because it could have been used for infringement or because it was used? Also, why are the site owners responsible instead of the users?

[Tyson ultima]

Originally Posted by ~Zeta~

rip stepmania packs

.... Now..... its personal.....

[t-rogdor]

Originally Posted by V-Ormix

lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p-TV...eature=related

made it about 12 seconds into this before groaning so loudly that it registered on the Richter scale

[justin_ator]

lmao at everyone flipping out over fake anon videos saying SOPA has passed. The debate doesn't even resume til February lol.

What is hilarious imo is the fact that everyone is like "they just want to get re-elected". Who the hell is going to vote for them if they shut down half the internet lol

[BeatofIke]

SOPA= Sick Online Penalty Attempt

Now spell that backwards..
APOS= A Piece Of S***

[V-Ormix]

SOPA = Stupid Old People on Acid

[bmah]

People are angry about the general approach of media companies to preserve their source of revenue, an approach that hurts more than just the sector of media piracy. The megaupload issue is just one example. SOPA is not directly related to the megaupload issue but this shutdown obviously highlights the battle of media content, the general topic related to SOPA. So that's why people are cursing SOPA as well in this thread. They have every right to do so.

Curse the media giants like Universal, and curse the government as well. There we go. Both are covered.


edit: for those people who are accusing the mentality of senile old farts, that's probably a minor reason at most. It's the media companies that everyone needs to stomp their feet on.

[i hate you]

Originally Posted by BeatofIke

SOPA= Sick Online Penalty Attempt

Now spell that backwards..
APOS= A Piece Of S***

Originally Posted by V-Ormix

SOPA = Stupid Old People on Acid

This ^^

[flipsta_lombax]

Originally Posted by justin_ator

lmao at everyone flipping out over fake anon videos saying SOPA has passed. The debate doesn't even resume til February lol.

What is hilarious imo is the fact that everyone is like "they just want to get re-elected". Who the hell is going to vote for them if they shut down half the internet lol

Tbh, it's probably in "If__, then" format. At least how I read it. But seriously, shit just got real and personal folks.

[who_cares973]

[Crashfan3]

Originally Posted by cry4eternity

are the site owners responsible instead of the users?

BAM. Right there.
Megaupload had perfectly legal uses. People did use it to host illegal content. Megaupload complied with DMCA notices and removed files found to be infringing or otherwise illegal. They also terminated repeat violators of their terms of service. But MegaUpload was shut down anyway. Not only that, but some of their key people are looking at FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON.
MegaUpload and their staff were not in violation of the DMCA. SOPA and PIPA have not passed yet so they do not apply. But I guess the government wants to jump the gun and have their little ****ing power trip a little bit early. They're like little kids that can't wait until after dinner to eat their dessert.

[00Razor00]

Originally Posted by who_cares973

the irony in this image is making my eyes bleed