Megaupload Kicks FBI in the teeth

[midevil.chaos]

Well, I figure that if megaupload was used as a bait of sorts... it just would not make any sense. For MANY people, megaupload was an amazing site (THE best in my opinion) for downloaders. Rather, I cannot fathom that the FBI used scare tactics. Why? With all due respect to Americans here, the FBI and CIA are probably some of the stupidest law agencies in the world. So, I have no difficulty in believing the FBI screwed up.

As for what you were saying Gezegond, remember, websites are being put up and pulled down everyday by their authors. So, other megaupload sites will pop up, with fewer restrictions than the other ones... which now suck. So, would a strategy by the FBI, enumerated by lizard, actually change how future file-sharing websites operate? Why should it? If a JUDGE herself ruled AGAINST the FBI, then they will take precautions, but not the same ones as the current websites operating at the present moment.

[Rok124]

Good, its about damn time this site came back up. Maybe the internets will be a more happier place for emulation peoplez such as myself



but what about the other downed sites?

[Drag]

They will be back thats for sure

[skullpoker]

There are so many ways to get files that were essentially unaffected by this. If this was a scare tactic, it only really worked on one facet of the overall issue. After all, the torrent sites have been through this and still up and running. Pretty sure usenet was lol'ing the whole time, too.

[gezegond]

As for what you were saying Gezegond, remember, websites are being put up and pulled down everyday by their authors. So, other megaupload sites will pop up, with fewer restrictions than the other ones... which now suck. So, would a strategy by the FBI, enumerated by lizard, actually change how future file-sharing websites operate? Why should it? If a JUDGE herself ruled AGAINST the FBI, then they will take precautions, but not the same ones as the current websites operating at the present moment.

There are so many ways to get files that were essentially unaffected by this. If this was a scare tactic, it only really worked on one facet of the overall issue. After all, the torrent sites have been through this and still up and running. Pretty sure usenet was lol'ing the whole time, too.

Basically, a scare tactics works by "scaring away the majority" and then "crushing down the minority". Piracy is a rampant activity all around the world, so for now they will focus on "making it harder" for people to pirate. Until the majority of people are pirating, they will only go after the popular websites. Once the pirates become a minority, they can easily track them down and arrest them one by one. Piracy is like DDoS, unless everyone is doing it, it won't work. They know exactly who you are, they just can't arrest the whole world.

[Rok124]

Anyone have word on when exactly Megaupload will come back online, if at all?

[TheRealSpiders]

Anyone have word on when exactly Megaupload will come back online, if at all?

Chance are if it comes back, it probably wont be in the same capacity. Most likely it will have TOS as similar, still active hosting sites.

[Majinkura]

Piracy is like DDoS, unless everyone is doing it, it won't work. They know exactly who you are, they just can't arrest the whole world.

THIS.

[Necrovarium]

I'll accept this all as at least remotely good news.

[LSA]

I think this is good news... i would like to see the return of many of these links

I understand the governments standpoint on this but they will never defeat piracy... its too easy to do and too wadespread to stop

[Necrovarium]

Not only that, but there are uncommon methods that are almost impossible to detect aside from packets being sent, particularly things like F.T.P. or DC++. I mean, perhaps they'll knock out the bulk of the sharing for the mainstream public that doesn't know its way around a motherboard, but people who bother to understand the technology they use will continue to do what's necessary.

[LSA]

Misses my FTP site

[midevil.chaos]

Anyone have word on when exactly Megaupload will come back online, if at all?

Megaupload will be back online within 4-6 months, according to kim dotcom himself.

[tenshinoneko]

Does that mean megaupload is going back online? =D

[DylanD]

Looking forward to it, MU was a scapegoat and so was Kim.

Sure he may have made a fuck-load of $$$ off the site but at least he is a millionaire I can respect for providing us all with such a fantastic service.

Fuck all those other millionaires that do nothing but hoard money and make the rich richer. At least MU was something FOR the people.

Looking forward to the day I see MU online again.