Thursday, January 26, 2012

FBI Being Sued for Illigal Megaupload Takedown.




Megauplaod was taken down by the FBI not to long ago and 7 people including the owner have been arrested for profiting off distributing copyrighted content causing an estimated loss of over $500,000,000 dollars.

But according to some, the services provided by Megaupload are used by millions of people legally. Uploading their own personal information, data, backup information, documents for their business to share with others etc. Many users do not know if their private information is lost forever, if it will be examined, protected, of if they will ever be able to retrieve it.

Pirates Party International is gathering a list of users that lost valuable data due to the FBI takedown, to file an official complaint against the US authorities and to build a case.








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17 comments:

  1. snowwhiteJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:14 PM

    Internet seems to be a double-edged sword. Piracy issues are endless. Interesting news!
    Keiko from Nara, Japan

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  2. M34nMrMust4rdJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:34 PM

    Saw this coming. The Megaupload take down was done all kinds of wrong.

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  3. LiquidJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    Well i wish that could bring it back i also do think there is a whole shitload of mess behind this act, we will see.

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  4. Slam DunkJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    With multiple nations involved, this one is complicated. It will be interesting to see how it pans out.

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  5. MelanieJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    Good. They should be just as accountable for their actions as everyone else.

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    1. DreadnaughtJanuary 27, 2012 at 9:30 PM

      Agreed. But sadly if your famous or have money then laws dont apply to you. Its bullshit.

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  6. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    I'd heard they were going to do it. What I don't understand is how the FBI circumvented extradition laws in the first place. And since this was an international "sting" why wasn't interpol involved? I wish them success, but the cards are stacked against them.

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    1. DreadnaughtJanuary 27, 2012 at 9:29 PM

      Agreed. The FBI seem to think they have jurisdiction everywhere.

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  7. professional failureJanuary 27, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    They going to be screwed pretty bad now!

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  8. HBragerJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:06 PM

    I hope they get what they deserve..

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  9. RJanuary 28, 2012 at 4:06 AM

    Very interesting, I hope Megaupload will come back soon.

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  10. psychology-knowledgeJanuary 28, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    I really like this.

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  11. Lord PhrozenJanuary 28, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    I hope this works and they get what they deserve. I don't upload a lot to MegaUpload but I did lose some files because of the take down. Just because the majority is using it to pirate stuff doesn't mean that everyone is doing the same.

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  12. TakerJanuary 28, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    I used to be a member for Megaupload premium. I only used it because I hated that 72 min. limit they had.

    I hope they win this suit against the FBI.

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    1. DreadnaughtJanuary 28, 2012 at 12:00 PM

      Agreed. Even if Megaupload doesnt return, maybe it get the FBI and anyone to carefully do the takedown rather then just arrest and shut down the site. A lot of people had even bought the premium service the day it went down, and countless people lost legit legal info.

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    2. JamesFittingJanuary 28, 2012 at 8:23 PM

      should of used mega skipper to bypass the limit ;)

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  13. veganoJanuary 29, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Check on my blog.
    I have similar information on ACTA.
    Please keep posting. Very interesting.

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