Megaupload file-sharing site shut down, founders charged, page 1

Megaupload file-sharing site shut down, founders 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 founders have been charged with violating piracy laws.

The US Justice Department said that Megaupload's two co-founders Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz, and Mathias Ortmann were arrested in Auckland, New Zealand along with two other employees of the business at the request of US officials. It added that three other defendants were still at large.

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Here it goes, got on the internet today to watch some videos on megavideo.com and the site wont' load at all, neither will Megaupload and a few other mega sites, I can't watch streaming video on Videobb.com either, anyone else having this problem is it connected?

Just thought I would share, Comments.

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