For all those people out there whom use Megaupload.com or www.megaupload.com here is some impotent news for you. If you were having problems accessing or loading the website this is why. Just yesterday the US government shut down the large file sharing website for violating piracy laws. There is no assurance that the website will ever be back up or will ever be available to the public again. Here is what Time Techland has to say.

"One of the world’s largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said.

An indictment accuses Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. The indictment was unsealed one day after websites including Wikipedia and Craigslist shut down in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart online piracy.

The Justice Department said in a statement said that Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz, and three others were arrested Thursday in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials. Two other defendants are at large.

Megaupload was unique not only because of its massive size and the volume of downloaded content, but also because it had high-profile support from celebrities, musicians and other content producers who are most often the victims of copyright infringement and piracy. Before the website was taken down, it contained endorsements from Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys and Kanye West, among others.

Though as said before, there is no assurance that the website will be brought back up or restored. And since this is the case i am not sure if it will matter if we cross our fingers or not. But ether way we will just have to see what will happen from here.

For for information about the website shut down please visit these links.
http://techland.time.com/2012/01/19/feds-shut-down-megaupload-com-file-sharing-website/
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399105,00.asp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369

Also since i did not know where to put this topic anywhere else, i thought it would be appropriate to put it here.
Edited by videoman on Jan 19, 2012 at 05:33 PM

Hey, at least it's interesting. :)

Since there was no "General Forum Discussion" area i thought i would just pick some place impotent to put it.

The US Gov. is asking for anarchy and it the rate they are going anarchy they will soon have and I know the side I stand on.

Now wt hell sits im to upload my stuffs! Megaupload was the best site EVER! Less annoying pop up ads *if any* good waiting time to download crap, and man.....that site just look good to drink.

shut up!


Back on topic..
Anonymous hacked with DDoS the websites of the corps behind this..
EEUU Justice Website (justice.gov)
Universal Music Group.
RIAA.org
MPAA.org
Edited by Mangenkyo on Jan 19, 2012 at 06:37 PM

I can name a million more websites that should have been taken down for violating way many more laws then that one had.



Good for them. The Fed's deserve that one.
Edited by Higuy on Jan 19, 2012 at 06:44 PM

But it does relate. All my ancient tests and betas I was gonna give out one day are all gone now, because back in the day I used megaupload *shrug* I dont particularly care, but I would of liked to see what I lost at least (because idk what alls gone now)

Wellp, time to go and see if !xBins still exists.

still there and working fine OJ.

edit: also you still got mediaf and others, sorry to hear about all your files kirby.
Edited by ally on Jan 19, 2012 at 07:08 PM