http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369
To be fair, it was amazing it went as long as it did, basically hosting pirate material.
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Dirtbox wrote:Explains how they managed to get those artists together for that song.
Turns out that some super well respected hiphop producer was the head of MU.
http://www.factmag.com/2012/01/19/swizz-beats-is-the-ceo-of-megaupload/
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Khanivor wrote:It's not like they screen/know exactly what gets uploaded though, and they take down copyrighted material if the label or whoever get in touch with them.
Can't say I'm surprised or pissed off. They were hosting fucking loads of pirated material. TBH, I'm amazed that these types of sites aren't taken down more frequently as they don't have the excuse of not hosting the material like a torrent site does.
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Khanivor wrote:As does and as will any similar site now or in the future. Are you saying that there shouldn't be any sites where people can upload files at all? And if not, what can such sites possibly do when people are uploading passworded RAR files, other than remove them if someone reports them?
Can't say I'm surprised or pissed off. They were hosting fucking loads of pirated material.
Khanivor wrote:Again, how are they supposed to screen RAR files that are inaccessible without the password? You can't even look inside of them, let alone extract them.
Perhaps they should have screened things. Then, of course, much of their business would have evaporated...
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Dirtbox wrote:Nah, there's a checkbox you can tick in WinRAR to hide the contents too, making you enter the password before it'll let you look inside.
You can see what the contents is without a password.
Aretak wrote:7zip.Dirtbox wrote:Nah, there's a checkbox you can tick in WinRAR to hide the contents too, making you enter the password before it'll let you look inside.
You can see what the contents is without a password.
/edit/ Not that everybody uses it of course, but it's a click away for anyone.
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FWB wrote:It's draconian and it's turning into a mindless witch hunt.
Whether you agree with guys hosting or not, it is horrific that the US is arresting these individuals. If countries want to support these crackdowns then they should be chasing these people down themselves. To allow the Americans to operate beyond their borders in this way is pretty fucking scary.
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dominalien wrote:THIS...Will, also mess the modding scene up no end. That type of archives are regularly stores for things when their creators move on, or no longer choose to directly support them, they can still be obtained by posting a link to there. Hope for back-ups, but that's a shame that's directly stifling creativity and expression/support of gaming media, incidentally.
Nothing. They'll concentrate on the one, like they did with thepiratebay, make a high-profile case out of it (successful or not, doesn't matter) and the rest will operate in peace until the time for the next big action comes again.
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