ATTENTION! MEGAUPLOAD HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY THE FEDS!!

[Joe Blog]

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

[Darklinky]

If EP keeps back ups of the files on mega upload alot of stuff should be ok

Really? are you serious?

Jeez

[Graeystone]

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.

[SegNin]

If EP keeps back ups of the files on mega upload alot of stuff should be ok

There is NO WAY that EP could keep backups of ALL those isos.

Do you realize how many Petabytes of storage space that is?

Petabyte = 1000 terrabytes.

[LeftyGuitar]

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.

[Rockstar1983]

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.

[Joe Blog]

Really? are you serious?

Jeez

Alot of stuff can be downloaded directly off EP, thats the stuff im talking about.

[Commissar Jake]

I'm sure there's another method for sharing, we just haven't figured it out yet.

Isn't there Darknets?

[Bennieboi20]

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.

take this guys advice, keep it quiet untill everything blows over, untill then theres always skydrive

[SegNin]

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.

You're absolutely right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_P2P

Alot of stuff can be downloaded directly off EP, thats the stuff im talking about.

Only the most popular stuff is available, for the most part.

The less popular/ more rare stuff however...no, most of that is not on EP's servers.

[Mr. Nemo]

There is NO WAY that EP could keep backups of ALL those isos.

Do you realize how many Petabytes of storage space that is?

Petabyte = 1000 terrabytes.

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).

[SegNin]

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).

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).

But still, that's too much for EP.
At least I would think it would be.

[Inferno.]

Anon are busy DDoSing many government websites.

[SegNin]

Anon are busy DDoSing many government websites.

I was just about to make a new thread with this:

http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj...rsal-sopa-235/

[Joe Blog]

Anon are busy DDoSing many government websites.

Whts DDosing?