Except that it actually isn't.

Though what you're thinking about has the same problem SOPA has, both are written so incredibly vaguely that they could mean just about anything :]
Edited by SeL on Jan 20, 2012 at 02:23 PM

Basically this. The government can pass bills, but they're not so stupid as to go mad with enforcing copyright laws. They won't shut down sites without asking copyright owners first. They just have the right to if not doing so would inconvenice either government agents or the general public. Even if they are fat Americans, they have brains...

That's a good one jaz, your nativity is so cute :3

Well now the feds are hunting down Megaupload's logo designer.

Megaupload's logo is pretty bad. I don't blame them. Such a bad logo designer should have been arrested long ago. Making bad quality logos for big companies is most certainly a worthy crime.

(I am just kidding btw. I know some of you people lack a sense of humour)


E: Wow, just read up on Megaupload's court sentence. Over 50 years just for copyright infringement?! That's insane. That is total theft of freedom. Copyright infringement shouldn't all be ruled by what's written down on paper. Most copyright infringement's actually things that shouldn't matter anyway. -.-
Edited by Jaz on Jan 20, 2012 at 04:09 PM

PIPA & SOPA has been withdrawn by congress.

We have won the war!!!!! (For now)

Here for more info!

HUZZAH

We Win, I knew this would happen actually. It really was quite obvious. even if the Feds tried to do this, what would stop us? Were greater than what they could ever be. We'd top them for sure.

Fill me in plz.
Megaupload and Megavideo were hosted in what country?

From Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaupload
Edited by Pepzee on Jan 20, 2012 at 11:05 PM

How did someone outside China shutdown servers in China?

They forced the company to close it, since it's in breach of copyright law.

However the other 4 members of MegaUpload that weren't arrested, have brought the site back online...

You just have to find it ;) (It's just an IP address, with no domain)

How can the American government force a (Chinese?) company to close?
I am a little confused.

just be sure you ain't visiting this site then http://www.geek.com/articles/news/megaupload-returns-ip-address-links-to-alleged-new-site-20120120/

From Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaupload#Unavailability

From what I'm able to find the actual server is located in Seattle, WA.
Look here for all of the technical info on the site:
http://www.ip-adress.com/whois/megaupload.com



107.21.243.42 It doesn't work.

Thanks pepzee.
*removed stupid comment, in which i was stupid.
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jan 20, 2012 at 11:41 PM

The Real Site.
http://109.236.83.66/

The original MegaUpload UI is usually surrounded by the words, but it hasn't showed up since a couple hours ago.
The new site is hosted in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

And they shouldn't go to jail. The idiots who upload pirated content should go to jail.

I have GIGABYTES of stuff on MegaUpload, and for damn sake, 99% of every damn tutorial on youtube, requires downloading something from MegaUpload

EDIT: Also the server isn't located in Seattle. A company called Cogent, ruled the domain name http://www.megaupload.com/ and in 1 day, without the traffic of MegaUpload, they lost 19% in business, biggest drop in their history of business..


That Loss of Business = Multi BILLION Dollar Lawsuit.
We're talking 50,000,000 downloads a day, PETABYTES over PETABYTES.

Edited by iHalo on Jan 20, 2012 at 11:38 PM

EDIT 2: Also, Pepzee the site you posted is BS. It's just an image. The actual compromise page is composed of HTML, and each badge is an image. It is also fullscreen, that is simply a BS screenshot.
Edited by iHalo on Jan 20, 2012 at 11:42 PM

I think you are right and i am wrong ihalo.
It should be the responsibility of the end user if they upload dload copyrighted material.
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jan 20, 2012 at 11:39 PM

BS really? Where's your websites backing up your info?
Edited by Pepzee on Jan 20, 2012 at 11:51 PM

Go find a site that has been shutdown, that doesn't retain any original content.
MegaUpload right after the shutdown was like this, now it doesn't load.

Also the online poker sites that were recently closed down show images of the banner, but are only in image form because it's required by law to show, but they wanted to keep their original site still visible, but the servers that run the game are stopped indefinitely.

And why are you asking for proof, when you don't even have any yourself?

Go to any IP-tracker on the web and enter in the actual IP adress of MegaUpload, they all link to Seattle WA. Everyone I have used anyway, but you check for yourself and if you find any please show me. All of the ones I have used link me straight to Seattle, WA.
Edited by Pepzee on Jan 21, 2012 at 12:02 AM

This has nothing to do with what I'm talking about.. Lol

I stated all the domains are ruled in Seattle by Cogent, I already said that.

The bold is what I'm talking about. You said the server wasn't in Seattle. I apologize if I'm not clear, all I want to do is learn and I think there is a communication error between us and we're talking about different things.
Edited by Pepzee on Jan 21, 2012 at 12:37 AM

ihalo i have been doing a bit of looking around aswell and that ip you state is the blurred out ip in my other post, so this is a fake site you are going to.

edit: also just so that you know what i'm saying is for real, do you not see the typo?
since when is phishing spelt pishing?
phishing is the act of stealing personal info, pishing is the act of urinating,
amongst other things.

Edited by ally on Jan 21, 2012 at 01:30 AM

Rofl ally
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/sopa-and-pipa?playlist=American+Civics

Edited by Maniac1000 on Jan 21, 2012 at 02:12 AM

that video makes it as clear as day for anyone unsure how things can be affected so easily.
Edited by ally on Jan 21, 2012 at 01:57 AM

>implying that the members of Congress are in any way experienced or wise. Honestly, if they were wise and experienced, they would have realized that SOPA/PIPA are bad ideas and that they should feel bad

Megaupload's managers should be released from jail, and every single TRUE deliberate and evil pirate on the planet should be given 50+ years in jail instead.
Edited by Jaz on Jan 21, 2012 at 05:39 AM

The country i live in, does not feel the same, thank god.

Good plan Jaz.

Seriously you should be president.

Your amazing plan would not only put everyone in the USA at the mercy of the games/record/movie industry, like they were in the late 1900s, it would kill almost all content creation taking place on the internet.

Piracy is the only thing standing between everyone, and the old days when everyone was at the mercy of the entertainment industry. Do you really want to go back to those days, and eliminate everyone's only recourse if an industry decides not to play fair?

Piracy is the only thing that stands between entertainment and long-term financial survival. ;)

I see piracy more so as demos. If I really enjoy something, I'll go out and buy it later to support it. I think alot of other people could agree with me, but you can also argue, indeed, that some people souly pirate things and then never do go out and support it.

The reason people wanted this to end is becuase they want there money, which they do indeed rightfully deserve, however honestly there probably pretty well off for what there getting when it isn't pirated.

You lack a sense of sarcasm. ;)

Yeah, they get there through lies and unlimited amounts of money donated by massive corporations. Older =/= wiser. My little sister understands that a website can't be held responsible for a user's actions, especially a site as big as megaupload. Something is bound to get through eventually. Yet somehow our members of Congress don't seem to understand this.