Megaupload has been shut down.

[Virus1]

Perhaps if they responded to more of their DMCA complaints they'd still be up like hotfile, and several others.

you are right...
not only did they ignore them... they acknowledged that they were going to mass ignore them ....and wrote this in their emails.

 

[Roparadise]

You guys do know that if something like SOPA passes and is signed,it doesn't go into affect right away,and that there will be several months to adapt to the new law?

 

[Virus1]

You guys do know that if something like SOPA passes and is signed,it doesn't go into affect right away,and that there will be several months to adapt to the new law?

There will be plenty of time to adjust.

Plenty of time to check your sites.

Plenty of time to get things straight and legal.

 

[mikie46]

http://www.google.com/adplanner/static/top1000/

http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=facebook.com full of copyrighted content
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=youtube.com swarm of copyright violation
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=yahoo.com user generated parts even supporting illegal sites such as piratebay (when people ask where to download there are countless links)
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=live.com i don't have much experience with them
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=msn.com i don't have much experience with them
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=wikipedia.org probably have many copyright violation images uploaded by people
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=blogspot.com swarm of copyright
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=baidu.com i don't have much experience with them
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=microsoft.com probably safe
http://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_profile#siteDetails?identifier=qq.com i don't have much experience with them

Now out of top 10 ,probably 50% of the global internet, 5 of them can be put the same category of megaupload and shut down. Seriously shutting down megaupload would stop privacy ? If there are laws why also not shut down these ? I think this is the case of USA being police of the world just because megaupload was not paying them good taxes

There is seriously something else behind piracy act at this. This won't even hurt 0.00001% piracy going on the internet, bring producers 0.000001% more revenue. Seriously just think about it

For example i watch a movie via download and i like it. When the second movie comes i go to the cinema and watch it. It might be even a case that if there were no piracy , companies would generate less revenue than now.

You forgot andr filesonic rapidshare torrent sites etc etc bla bla bla

 

[Roparadise]

I dont think filesonic will go down,not only do they take the files down asap from dmca,but they have now partnered with a company to use VDNA from files to auto-delete them within minutes of being uploaded.

 

[shaun_shaun]

If SOPA passes,
Google will adjust and keep on going.
Facebook will adjust and keep on going.
Youtube will adjust and keep on going.
BHW.... what do you think.... it will adjust and keep on going.

People need to stop raising crazy statements.
Making impossible end of the internet scenarios.

These website and 90% of the website will adjust and keep going.


Do you really thing that Google and youtube are going to just close shop... and go home.

No they are NOT. They will adjust and keep on going.

if these sites can adjust and keep on going, then why the hell Wikipedia , Google and many more giants protested against SOPA .. according to u those websites are crazy too ...



Mark Zuckerberg's statement on SOPA

The internet is the most powerful tool we have for creating a more open and connected world. We can't let poorly thought out laws get in the way of the internet's development. Facebook opposes SOPA and PIPA, and we will continue to oppose any laws that will hurt the internet.

The world today needs political leaders who are pro-internet. We have been working with many of these folks for months on better alternatives to these current proposals. I encourage you to learn more about these issues and tell your congressmen that you want them to be pro-internet.

https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10100210345757211



Google's statement

"Like many businesses, entrepreneurs, and Web users, we oppose these bills because there are smart, targeted ways to shut down foreign rogue Web sites without asking American companies to censor the Internet," a Google representative said. "So tomorrow we will be joining many other tech companies to highlight this issue on our U.S. home page."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-57360223-261/google-will-protest-sopa-using-popular-home-page/




so These are "crazy statements"? huh ???

 

[Roparadise]

if these sites can adjust and keep on going, then why the hell Wikipedia , Google and many more giants protested against SOPA .. according to u those websites are crazy too ...

SOPA wouldn't have affected Wikipedia that much,since it is an non profit organization and reviews are currently legally(SOPA wasn't about changing what was fair use). Whereas Google(google+youtube) Would have to shell out billions in royalties if SOPA waspassed,and they would have to spend more effort banning certain websites from their search engines and a ton of other things. It wasn't about Free speech or control it was about profits.

Companies are losing millions in royalties to sites such as youtube,megaupload,filejungle,fileserve etc and they want that money back so they are trying to force people to go legit. Whereas the "Pirates" want to keep making money without having to pay royalties.

They don't care anymore about someone singing a cover song on youtube and making nothing about it, They care about Google not paying them a % of the ad revenue from those views.

 

[heiska]

Wikipedia:

Thank you.
The Wikipedia blackout is over — and you have spoken.
More than 162 million people saw our message asking if you could imagine a world without free knowledge. You said no. You shut down Congress's switchboards. You melted their servers. From all around the world your messages dominated social media and the news. Millions of people have spoken in defense of a free and open Internet.
For us, this is not about money. It's about knowledge. As a community of authors, editors, photographers, and programmers, we invite everyone to share and build upon our work.
Our mission is to empower and engage people to document the sum of all human knowledge, and to make it available to all humanity, in perpetuity. We care passionately about the rights of authors, because we are authors.
SOPA and PIPA are not dead: they are waiting in the shadows. What's happened in the last 24 hours, though, is extraordinary. The internet has enabled creativity, knowledge, and innovation to shine, and as Wikipedia went dark, you've directed your energy to protecting it.
We're turning the lights back on. Help us keep them shining brightly.

So just a bunch nerds over-reacting and fooling around, right?

 

[shaun_shaun]

Google statement on SOPA and PIPA

Right now in Washington D.C., Congress is considering two bills that would censor the web and impose burdensome regulations on American businesses. They're known as the​

PROTECT IP Act

(PIPA) in the Senate and the ​

Stop Online Piracy Act

(SOPA) in the House. Here's what they'd do:​

• PIPA & SOPA will censor the web. These bills would grant new powers to law enforcement to filter the Internet and block access to tools to get around those filters. We know from experience that these powers are on the wish list of oppressive regimes throughout the world. SOPA and PIPA also eliminate due process. They provide incentives for American companies to shut down, block access to and stop servicing U.S. and foreign websites that copyright and trademark owners allege are illegal without any due process or ability of a wrongfully targeted website to seek restitution.
• PIPA & SOPA will risk our industry's track record of innovation and job creation. These bills would make it easier to sue law-abiding U.S. companies. Law-abiding payment processors and Internet advertising services can be subject to these private rights of action. SOPA and PIPA would also create harmful (and uncertain) technology mandates on U.S. Internet companies, as federal judges second-guess technological measures used by these companies to stop bad actors, and potentially impose inconsistent injunctions on them.
• PIPA & SOPA will not stop piracy. These bills wouldn't get rid of pirate sites. Pirate sites would just change their addresses in order to continue their criminal activities. There are better ways to address piracy than to ask U.S. companies to censor the Internet. The foreign rogue sites are in it for the money, and we believe the best way to shut them down is to cut off their sources of funding. As a result, Google supports alternative approaches like the OPEN Act.

Fighting online piracy is extremely important. We are investing a lot of time and money in that fight. Last year alone we acted on copyright takedown notices for more than 5 million webpages and invested more than $60 million in the fight against ads appearing on bad sites. And we think there is more that can be done here—like targeted and focused steps to cut off the money supply to foreign pirate sites. If you cut off the money flow, you cut the incentive to steal. ​

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/dont-censor-web.html

 

[Zelthcon]

Virus1 I do not like your E-thuggery, "If you're going to attack me, then come at me in Texas" - Dude, no one threatened to attack you, even if they did, why you trying to act so tough?

Secondly, you're saying that all of those websites will adjust and move on? Well let me put it to you like this Virus1.

The ONLY way to adjust, to not have your website swarming with copyrighted material is if you MODERATE the content BEFORE it has been uploaded. The big sites like youtube, google, blogspot, how do you think they can moderate content before it's uploaded?

The only thing you can argue is that megaupload only got taken down because of the E-mails he was sending and because of him not following DMCA notices...sure I will even go as far and agree with you there.

However if a bill like SOPA passes then they will not even need to follow the DMCA process, they would simply be able to shutdown websites before even filing a DMCA notice. So yes, with bills like NO-IP and SOPA it would destroy the internet and quite a hefty amount of websites.

Please let me know how they can adjust when as I already said, the only way is to moderate BEFORE the content is uploaded and when 48 hours of content is uploaded to youtube every minute, heh, yeah, good luck.

 

[Roparadise]

Wikipedia:


So just a bunch nerds over-reacting and fooling around, right?

Some of it was a bit overacting,but the big guys protesting besides Wikipedia wanted to keep more money,and SOPA would have cut into their profits.

 

[Roparadise]

Google statement on SOPA and PIPA


http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/dont-censor-web.html

Its funny how Google claims that when SOPA mentioned that in order for a site to be shut down,it had be done through a court order. And if it was found to be a non valid shutdown during an appeal,the website owner was legally allowed to sue for damages

 

[BlackWolf9]

This thread is about megaupload being shut down.

It is not about me.
It is not about you.
It is not about BHW.
It is not about anyone being a hipocrate.
It is about people going to prison for copyright infringement.


It is about copyright infringement and megaupload being shut down for it.

Copyright is the law, and nothing you say will change it.

Copyright thieves are getting locked up, and it will get worse.



People can whine and cry all they want about the big bad government wolf but it does not change the fact that if you take someones work from the internet without paying for it---- then you are stealing.

And this stealing is coming to an end pretty soon.
You steal.... you go to prison. End of story.


People can argue all day about why they have the right to copy other people's work and internet freedom, but that is not going to save you from going to prison if you do copyright infringement.

The FEDS are sending the message loud and clear with what they did to megaupload.

And the message is:
If you are helping steal content in any way or form, even if you are in another country, we will come get you; And your OWN government will help us put you in prison.


It is a harsh message, but one that I would NOT ignore.

There's a big damn difference between stealing.... and copying
As stealing removes the original content, whereas copying merely duplicates the content.

The more you know. irate:

 

[ILoveCSharp]

Virus1 I do not like your E-thuggery, "If you're going to attack me, then come at me in Texas" - Dude, no one threatened to attack you, even if they did, why you trying to act so tough?

Secondly, you're saying that all of those websites will adjust and move on? Well let me put it to you like this Virus1.

The ONLY way to adjust, to not have your website swarming with copyrighted material is if you MODERATE the content BEFORE it has been uploaded. The big sites like youtube, google, blogspot, how do you think they can moderate content before it's uploaded?

The only thing you can argue is that megaupload only got taken down because of the E-mails he was sending and because of him not following DMCA notices...sure I will even go as far and agree with you there.

However if a bill like SOPA passes then they will not even need to follow the DMCA process, they would simply be able to shutdown websites before even filing a DMCA notice. So yes, with bills like NO-IP and SOPA it would destroy the internet and quite a hefty amount of websites.

Please let me know how they can adjust when as I already said, the only way is to moderate BEFORE the content is uploaded and when 48 hours of content is uploaded to youtube every minute, heh, yeah, good luck.

nice explanation. They are talking without thinking a second. Youtube were gonna adjust just bullshit. Select random 95 video out of 100 from youtube and check whether they have copyrighted content or not. Use sort newest feature.

here i am going to make it easier for you : http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=videos&search_query=game&search_sort=video_date_uploaded&page=1

 

[kelvin.thechamp]

So Soon rapidshare , mediafire , 4shared all gonna die lol fuck this sopa i m 1000% sure it wont implement there are millions against us and if it happen usa websites , servers all gonna fucked there will be a cyber-war coming... best of luck pipa/sopa peoples

 

[madsem]

I own a production company. I am a content provider. My work has been pirated for years on the internet mostly on russian servers.


I own a production company and use to work for MTV. Of course I love the entertainment industry.... I am part of it.






Of course it is getting on peoples "friggin nerves", people do not like to hear that prison is just around the corner for activities they are doing.

The responses I read are no different than what I get from drug dealers.
"I do not sell drugs... marijuana is an herb... it is found in nature... it is not a drug.... "
6 months later..... sentenced to 10-12 years in the penitentiary ....
No luck convincing a judge that it is a "natural herb."

seriously now? what kind of clown are you dude?


You own a production company, work for mtv, are content producer yourself, are pro sopa/pipa


AND YOU CONFESS TO DOWNLOADING COPYRIGHTED EBOOKS FROM BHW AND THE INTERNET IN GENERAL?

But being judgemental about other people doing the same with YOUR OWN work and say for all of us/them jail is practically in our doorsteps...


Boy oh boy, you are a hippocrite


Ps: no one paid a million dollars to kanye west and the 30 other artists that wrote that on twitter, they mentioned their buddy swizz beatz and said they were behind the megabox idea... of course they are, more money for them.

and PSPS: only because something is illegal in the USA, doesn't mean it is in another country, and the friggin USA has NO RIGHT bouncing into other countries and arrest people to extradite them for trial to US soil. That is what the european court is for or any other court for that matter. (and no that doesnt mean I like megavideo or think they are in the right, it just means the usa should step back) You guys are way too much in your "it is illegal in theusa" mentality... hello? there are other countries in this world too...

 

[Roparadise]

There's a big damn difference between stealing.... and copying
As stealing removes the original content, whereas copying merely duplicates the content.

The more you know. irate:

There are also two things called licenses and royalties,you need a license and you need to pay royalties if you want to distribute something that is copyrighted,trademarked,patented or a combination of the three.

 

[Robert]

There are also two things called licenses and royalties,you need a license and you need to pay royalties if you want to distribute something that is copyrighted,trademarked,patented or a combination of the three.

As well as such things as copyright LAW. It's the owners responsibility to protect their own interest.

It's not the taxpayers responsibility of ANY country to make sure the entertainment industrys profit from it's capitalistic enevours are protected.

Tax money is to be used to protect your homeland and it's way of life and for feeding the hungry, cancer kids, the poor, the elderly, and anyone else who can't help themselves.

NOT for just plain lazieness. And that's what the entertainment industry is. Too lazy to enforce the laws already protecting them and too lazy to create effective content locking.

It's WAY cheaper to pay politicians to do what they want then to invest time and money doing it themselves.


And both sopa and pipa make it illeagal for any entity allowing access to unlawful copyrighted material thus subjecting them to shutdown.

Someone here mentioned MTV. Think they worked for them or whatevea... using the same reasoning, if the bills where in effect years ago, MTV could have been shut down for broadcasting Vanilla Ice's sampling of queen. Not to mention the 100's of other music theft cases amongst artists.

Even so, half these big music companies could just as well be shut down for recording and distributing copyrighted material from belonging to other artists.


Disclaimer: Vanilla Ice is just an example so get over it if ya don't like it. Besides, that mother can remodel a house like no ones business.

 

[Virus1]

if these sites can adjust and keep on going, then why the hell Wikipedia , Google and many more giants protested against SOPA .. according to u those websites are crazy too ...

I said these websites will adjust.

I did not say they were going to do it willingly.
I did not say that they actually want to do it.
Why would they..... they profit from pirated content too.
youtube would loss a ton of money if SOPA passes.
I do not believe Google aka youtube and friends... care about freedom.
They only care about the bottom line.

 

[heiska]

I said these websites will adjust.

I did not say they were going to do it willingly.
I did not say that they actually want to do it.
Why would they..... they profit from pirated content too.
youtube would loss a ton of money if SOPA passes.
I do not believe Google aka youtube and friends... care about freedom.
They only care about the bottom line.

So how much money would Wikipedia lose if SOPA/PIPA passes?