Skynet is next. :wacko:
It would be a good idea to come up with a list. That way people that own the games could up them to different hosts. I'm far too lazy to make said list though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commissar Jake
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Skynet is next. :wacko:
It would be a good idea to come up with a list. That way people that own the games could up them to different hosts. I'm far too lazy to make said list though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Commissar Jake
All of our stuff is on MF. I won't take chances when something like this happens however.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Ivo Robotnik
If EP keeps back ups of the files on mega upload alot of stuff should be okQuote:
Originally Posted by Commissar Jake
That's a great idea, then we can slowly recover the collection once more. Sadly I really don't have time to collate a list of this scale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gypsy
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Originally Posted by BBC NEWS
I imagine it would take a team of people to create a list of what was lost, maybe people should upload to EP as well as file hosts
Really? are you serious?Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Blog
Jeez
On the upside the government just proved they don't need SOPA at all. Sorry that Megaupload was the one to go down though. If it was one of those crappy file sharing sites that give lousy download speeds then I wouldn't have minded.
What I think is going on, this a massive move to shut down current online storage sites to make room for Cloud-
http://www.ask.com/wiki/Cloud_storage
Apparently the next version of Windows is going to be big on Cloud Storage-
http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_l...of-people.aspx
So the pirates have got to go or else Microsoft could get into big trouble like Megaupload just did.
There is NO WAY that EP could keep backups of ALL those isos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Blog
Do you realize how many Petabytes of storage space that is?
Petabyte = 1000 terrabytes.
This is sad and bullshit at the same time. MU was a pretty good file host. This whole battle on piracy has gotten out of control.
I'd like to re-up my stuff here, but:
1). It would take me weeks, and
2). If I'm prosecuted, I'd be financially ruined for life.
However, everyone knows that banning or criminalizing something doesn't eradicate it, only drives it further underground. I'm sure there's another method for sharing, we just haven't figured it out yet. ;)
Anyhow, I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm keeping my head down for a bit. I'll re-up my stuff when/if this big stink blows over (and once I get my laptop fixed... it powers down at random when compressing with WinRAR). Sorry for any inconvenience. Stay safe, everybody... keep your nose between the ditches, and Big Brother outta yer britches. :biggrin:
Alot of stuff can be downloaded directly off EP, thats the stuff im talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darklinky
Isn't there Darknets?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockstar1983
take this guys advice, keep it quiet untill everything blows over, untill then theres always skydriveQuote:
Originally Posted by Rockstar1983
You're absolutely right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockstar1983
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_P2P
Only the most popular stuff is available, for the most part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Blog
The less popular/ more rare stuff however...no, most of that is not on EP's servers.
Do you realize how much data is available on the internet? Not much in comparison to data usage. You wouldn't need several petabytes to store all the games from every game company. Just from the PS2 side of things, you are barely looking at 10 terabytes, about 6-7 if compressed properly (and that's under the assumption 2500 discs use the maximum amount of information available on a DVD, which they don't).Quote:
Originally Posted by SegNin
Hmm.. You know, you're right. I got a little carried away, but even if you add PS3, Wii, XBox 360, PSP & NDS, etc. it comes to around 200-300 terrabytes or so. (Rough guess).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Nemo
But still, that's too much for EP.
At least I would think it would be.
Anon are busy DDoSing many government websites.
I was just about to make a new thread with this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj...rsal-sopa-235/
Whts DDosing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
Has anyone pointed out the CEO of Megaupload was Swizz Beatz?
As in famous millionaire producer and recording artist Swizz Beatz?
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/167...hut-down.jhtml
so instead of getting thepiratebay they hid mu, well good thing i downloaded the games i wanted before this shit happend (and i delete the games i end up buying anyways)
ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
The Us gov might back down completely if they start losing their shit:-F
i too am not cut out for prison life(if it ever got that far anyway.)and its not worth the trouble for these games..
im pretty much done with uploading - too much time and effort spent which i no longer have the time and luxury to do anymore.
on another note - still purging my threads...
Seriously, Whats the point of SOPA and the rest of that freakin garbage if they can just do what they did to megaupload?
Answer, Hidden agenda and GREED.
Fact is that people have to act now, as giving them more space would mean that they are allowed to get greedy. As cheesy as it may sound, they must take action now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Blog
This is the perfect opportunity for everyone to switch to mediafire or other filehosts that offer full speed downloading without time limits to non-subscribers.
Are you advertising?Quote:
Originally Posted by alonewestand
Sorry but Anonymous attacks aren't going to achieve anything. Even the mainstream media will ignore it or skim the story and make them terrorists. The side with the storm troopers and guns are the ones having the final say.
About the mega takedown, it's so ridiculous how they continue to argue that every stopped illegal download equals a purchase at full price, and judges (which often go on to work for the corporation they defend) go along with them. I don't even know anyone that pirates anything. The niche is relatively very small and it's nothing but a scapegoat by the MAFIAA for a power-grab and to eliminate competition. Movies in theaters have made record profits in recent years, but still not enough, more more more more! And kill the new competition!
Lets have a sit in at the RIAA/MPAA's offices for charging exorbitant prices on bullshit that's not worth anyone's time! Now I have but one question to ask. "Who's coming with me?"
Oh boy a sit-in...that brings back hilarious internet memories...
what site do u guys think will be next?
probably Shock Sites (google it)Quote:
Originally Posted by guatemala
Um yeah, I'm advertising a number of sites that offer full service without paying anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Blog
Think about it. Not advertising if I'm not specific about the company (I said mediafire or other filehosts) and they don't stand to profit from it like some of the shoddy sites on here.
NOT CLOWN PENIS AND GOATSE...:wacko:
now would be an excellent time for that George carllen(did I spell his name right) bit about the big red white an blue dick being rammed up our asses.
also a good time to air my disgust about this. I had very few files uploaded to MU that I shared I mostly used it for personal backup purposes now those files are probably gone, it makes me a sad panda :frown: that i don't have an external hdd.
Here's the government's case against Megaupload.
SOURCE: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...megaupload.ars
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...But the government asserts that Megaupload merely wanted the veneer of legitimacy, while its employees knew full well that the site's main use was to distribute infringing content. Indeed, the government points to numerous internal e-mails and chat logs from employees showing that they were aware of copyrighted material on the site and even shared it with each other. Because of this, the government says that the site does not qualify for a “safe harbor” of the kind that protected YouTube from Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit.
For instance, the “abuse tool” allegedly does not remove the actual file being complained about by a rightsholder. Instead, it only removes a specific Web address linked to that file—but there might be hundreds of such addresses for popular content.
In addition, the government contends that everything about the site has been doctored to make it look more legitimate than it is. The “Top 100” download list does not “actually portray the most popular downloads,” say prosecutors, and they claim that Megaupload purposely offers no site-wide search engine as a way of concealing what people are storing and sharing through the site.
Megaupload employees apparently knew how the site was being used. When making payments through its “uploader rewards” program, employees sometimes looked through the material in those accounts first. "10+ Full popular DVD rips (split files), a few small porn movies, some software with keygenerators (warez)," said one of these notes. (The DMCA does not provide a "safe harbor" to sites who have actual knowledge of infringing material and do nothing about it.)
In a 2008 chat, one employee noted that "we have a funny business... modern days [sic] pirates :)," to which the reply was, "we're not pirates, we're just providing shipping servies [sic] to pirates :)."
Employees send each other e-mails saying things like, “can u pls get me some links to the series called ‘Seinfeld’ from MU [Megaupload]," since some employees did have access to a private internal search engine.
Employees even allegedly uploaded content themselves, such as a BBC Earth episode uploaded in 2008.
Other messages appear to indicate that employees knew how important copyrighted content was to their business. Content owners had a specific number of takedown requests they could make each day; in 2009, for instance, Time Warner was allowed to use the abuse tool to remove 2,500 links per day. When the company requested an increase, one employee suggested that "we can afford to be cooperative at current growth levels"— implying that if growth had not been so robust, takedowns should be limited. Kim Dotcom approved an increase to 5,000 takedowns a day.
Employees also had access to analytics. One report showed that a specific linking site had “produce[d] 164,214 visits to Megaupload for a download of the copyrighted CD/DVD burning software package Nero Suite 10. The software package had the suggested retail price of $99.” The government's conclusion: Megaupload knew what was happening and did little to stop it.
Let's just be honest for a moment, Megaupload going down isn't all that surprising since they sort of flaunted the more shady parts of it's service. Plus, from what I've heard, this has been in the works for awhile. On top of this, they had their servers in Virgina. That's just asking to be taken down (Pirate Bay is safe because it's out of country).
The internet moves faster than the American government, which is designed to move slowly. Get rid of one upload site, tons more will eventually pop up to take it's place. No need for doomsday predictions, especially because SOPA has been losing a lot of support this week.
Servers in Virgina you say? :awesome: