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Megaupload file-sharing site shut down, founder charged

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Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.

The site's founder have been charged with violating piracy laws.

Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.

Investigators denied a link to recent protests against proposed piracy laws, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The US Justice Department said that Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz, and three others were arrested in

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Maybe I'm overreacting but I think this is scary. Prosecutors from the US Justice Department requested these arrests to be made in New Zealand. I'm sure they have extradition treaties but I'm wondering what jurisdiction they have that allows them to do this.

Part of me believes this is going to open Pandora's Box and lead the way to more arrests similar in nature. I know that copyright is a touchy subject among members, and rightfully so, but where do we draw the line?

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Originally posted by Corruption Exposed


Maybe I'm overreacting but I think this is scary. Prosecutors from the US Justice Department requested these arrests to be made in New Zealand. I'm sure they have extradition treaties but I'm wondering what jurisdiction they have that allows them to do this.

Part of me believes this is going to open Pandora's Box and lead the way to more arrests similar in nature. I know that copyright is a touchy subject among members, and rightfully so, but where do we draw the line?

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What is even scarier is does the US reciprocate? If other countries allow this, does this mean that the US allows other countries to demand arrests of US Citizens for breaking the laws of their countries even if it is legal in the US????? This will definitely have a chilling effect on global trade. Who would want to buy something from a foreign country and risk any problem.

Beat you by 9 mins.

WHOOT, they took the Kimble down (again)...sad, megaupload was the 2nd best platform, glad Rapidshare is still available....
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Originally posted by boncho
Beat you by 9 mins.

LOL, yes you did...

I imagine the mods will be along shortly to close this thread.

Nice find

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I will copy and paste the same response I just put in another thread:

All I can say is that I'm sure glad I listen to most my music on YouTube or download free podcasts which are legal. I honestly don't care about the principal of it, I used to rip music off for years (go ahead flame me) but Stephen Harper would have no problems extraditing a Canadian to the U.S. over illegal downloads so this is a risk I'm just not going to take.

Canadian internet providers are as draconian as it gets, that's not including all the new crime laws coming into effect. Friends, it was fun while it lasted, internet freedom is pretty much gone now.

Originally posted by boncho
Beat you by 9 mins.

This news inspired some very fast responses and boncho's thread does seem to have precedence (and hopefully isn't itself preceded by yet another).

Let's please continue discussion there, and sorry for the hassle.

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