Wheels in motion? MegaUpload shut down

[Dpantherman]

The Justice Department has indicted seven individuals and two companies behind the popular file sharing website Megaupload.com which has been touted by stars will.i.am, Kim Kardashian and Puff Daddy.

The indictment alleges that the website and a shell company associated with the website, Vestor Limited, caused an estimated half-billion dollars in copyright losses and made an estimated $175 million in proceeds. The website was established in 2005 and at one point ranked as the 13th most visited website on the Internet.

The feds indicted the site's founder, Kim Dotcom, aka Kim Schmitz, a 37-year-old resident of Hong Kong and New Zealand. He was arrested in New Zealand by New Zealand authorities.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/justice-fbi-crack-megaupload/story?id=15396526#.Txidn4EZ-qw

[Jangler]

2 compaines? :lol: they seem to be missing some other file sharing sites.

[YoungPanthers89]

Anon isnt gonna like that

[Jangler]

just some quotes from a place...

They were good for getting files up quickly ie recognising cookies. But as one goes another will open

Im not a fan of Mu as slowest for uploading too but its a very sad day for many

Well that sucks!

I had a 2 year PAID account

[Scrumtrilescent]

You can't stop the signal, Mal.

[mmmbeans]

lol, anon knocks out DOJ site.

[Jbro]

I posted that hours ago V... come on man

[KillerKat]

The government will never be able to shut down free file sharing methods. As soon as one site goes down, another pops up. Torrents will always rule.

[Grammer]

seriously, fug the MPAA and RIAA

[Jangler]

One World

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

They got cocky and were utilizing server space in Virginia, that's how.

If they'd have kept that poo offshore they'd be golden right now.

[Jangler]

It's like a funeral.

I have been a premium account holder since 2009 and never regretted spending a cent on it. megaupload was such a dear friend to me after all these years and I am completely in love with its convenience, fast download speed, even faster upload speed, and its own desktop client, Mega Manager. all my fandom downloads can be found in Megaupload so this is a very sad event for me.

It may seem like I'm exaggerating but it feels like a part of me has been cut out LOL

UGHHH I had like 5 movies I wanted to download today!

and think of the forum! It's going to be filled with a million dead megaupload links T^T

What a way to kickstart 2012... R.I.P Megaupload (2005-2012)

[Scrumtrilescent]

Downloading movies was so 2006 anyway.

[Wither]

I never really used it.

I don't really use any sharing websites anymore. I usually want a physical copy or if not, I just rent.