Feds Shutdown Top File-Sharing Site, Megaupload Today

[STDiva]

ahahahahahahahaha look at this fucking loser.

 

[Roald]

Interesting reply by a member of the Randazza legal group (they do a lot in porn)

I used to love this restaurant. Everyone knew that it was a front for organized crime and they used the place to launder money for organized crime. Everyone knew they ran guns to the IRA out of the back of the place. Nevertheless, they made the best fuckin steak tips ever. When the feds raided it and shut it down, I was sure upset that my legitimate use -- coming there for steak tips -- was "infringed upon" by the government shutting it down. Despite the fact that they actually did serve good food, they were a criminal operation and that was that.

I respect your position, but it requires some correction.

1. There was due process. The investigation has been going on for more than 2 years, and they were well aware of it. They could have chosen to have a lawful business model at any time. they doubled down and they got fucked. Tough shit for them.

2. The test is not whether it was, or was not, 100% for piracy. The question is whether it has "substantial noninfringing uses." It did not. It had "theoretical" or "incidental" noninfringing uses. But, when 98% of its revenue and 99% of its traffic was for piracy, the fact that a few thousand people world wide used it for legitimate purposes does not make it a legitimate service.

3. The government did not "censor" your speech. Your content can be uploaded to any server, any service, anywhere. You used MegauUpload knowing that it was a virtually completely illegal service, or you used it with willful blindness to that possibility. There's a reason that I use DropBox and even ********** on occasion -- because I know that DB and even RS (since it cleaned up its act) are not illegal services, and I know that they'll likely be there tomorrow. When you use a service like MU, which everyone knew was run by a convicted criminal, then you take the risk that it will go down.

You won't find a more rabid defender of free speech than this guy. But, there are no free speech issues in play here. When you run a massive criminal enterprise, you might get shut down. If you're an innocent customer of a criminal enterprise, you're going to be collateral damage. But, if all any criminal had to do is have one or two legitimate customers in order to evade prosecution or to evade being shut down, my job as an attorney would be super easy. It isn't.

May MegaUpload stay down, and may its principals find themselves ass-raped in prison. They made $175 millon stealing from people in this industry, they knew it, they enjoyed it, and now they pay for it.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

ahahahahahahahaha look at this fucking loser.

bb:rofl2:

He does look like a square ass mufucka....

 

[Ravenholm]

The government: "Hey kids don't copy music or movies. It's a bad thing to do. Buy the overpriced retail versions instead. That way we can cram said DVD full of filler material as well as the main feature. Filler material such as crappy useless adverts for anti-piracy and "thank you" adverts that thank you for buying the retail copy and many other useless things only a fucking dildo bastard could think of. We put all that crap on the discs so that the sheep among you thinks your getting your moneys worth. The pirate version only has the movie on the disc. And we put adverts out claiming that 90% of pirated copies are of crap quality so as to try and put people off from going for them. Even though the actual percentage of crap copies isn't even half of that. Piracy is a ripoff paying over the top prices for retail versions isn't. So remember, don't copy movies or music. Even though we allow such things as blank discs and recorder devices to be sold that enables you to copy them."

 

[maildude]

Has anyone brought up the point that to many "illegal" uploaders, file-sharing sites are the only means of acquiring certain vids/etc. that are no longer available for purchase? Yeah, I know... "It's still illegal" But how do we know that if these no-longer-available things were available, these downloaders wouldn't just purchase them?

 

[Ravenholm]

Has anyone brought up the point that to many "illegal" uploaders, file-sharing sites are the only means of acquiring certain vids/etc. that are no longer available for purchase? Yeah, I know... "It's still illegal" But how do we know that if these no-longer-available things were available, these downloaders wouldn't just purchase them?

The House in Nightmare Park - Frankie Howerd.

This is one movie that isn't on DVD to buy not legally anyway. There might be some unofficial release of it somewhere. But officially it doesn't exist on DVD. And I have it on AVI (divx) it's a recorded from TV version I have. That's not my fault for searching for it and after a while of searching eventually finding it. It's the fault of those who didn't bring it out to buy. If they bring it out to buy I WILL BUY IT. The movie is Frankie boys best effort in my opinion.

 

[Briana Lee]

And the good news of the day, multiple file lockers (like megaupload) closed their share functions and payout structures. Some even stopped serving to US visitors

GOOD!! This is the best news I've heard in a long time!! :nanner:

 

[Supafly]

Just ran across this unbelievable little thing

Song produced by Kim Dotcom and Printz Board.
Vocals by Printz Board, Kim Dotcom and Macy Gray.

Thanks to:

Will.i.am
P Diddy
Kanye West
Chris Brown
Jamie Foxx
Kim Kardashian
Lil John
The Game
Floyd Mayweather
Serena Williams
Ciara.

These guys praise the exact cheat who offers the platform to share their content that people have pirated.

Just how stupid can you get???

And, yeah, it's on MrKimDotcom's YouTube channel.

 

[Will E Worm]

Has anyone brought up the point that to many "illegal" uploaders, file-sharing sites are the only means of acquiring certain vids/etc. that are no longer available for purchase? Yeah, I know... "It's still illegal" But how do we know that if these no-longer-available things were available, these downloaders wouldn't just purchase them?

I thought I did before. If not here on another site.

These people do not care. They only care about money.
Even though they have more than enough to live on.


Also, there are pictures and videos from sites that are no longer around.
They should be shared on a file sharing site.

 

[STDiva]

Just ran across this unbelievable little thing

These guys praise the exact cheat who offers the platform to share their content that people have pirated.

Just how stupid can you get???

And, yeah, it's on MrKimDotcom's YouTube channel.

Look at the names in that list. I doubt they care, or even notice.

 

[Supafly]

Look at the names in that list. I doubt they care, or even notice.

Unsure. At least Ciara is not exactly filthy rich. Plus any selling artist today would be conscious about loosing a load of money.

 

[STDiva]

I'm not sure, but I don't think major artists are hit as bad as they're made out to be.

I can't find it now, but there was a study that showed people who download actually buy significantly more than those who don't download.

 

[zdenka]

I'm just glad it shut down. Pirates days are numbered

 

[Zolf J. Kimbly]

This is not good

Not good at all

So the government can do whatever the fuck they want?

Zolf is viatmely against these SOPA and PIPA bills

And for those of you here that be screamin about the protection it brings Zolf has a quote for ya:

"When you exchange freedom for protection, You end up with neither"

Dats some knowlege fo yo ass!!

THIS!

100% Truth

This SOPA and PIPA bullshit just shows that money is more important than life and supercedes freedom

 

[Will E Worm]

I'm not sure, but I don't think major artists are hit as bad as they're made out to be.

I can't find it now, but there was a study that showed people who download actually buy significantly more than those who don't download.

They aren't taking a huge hit in their wallets. Look at what they can still afford.

Find the article.

I'm just glad it shut down. Pirates days are numbered

So is your freedom, if you keep siding with Fascist.

 

[JacknCoke]

This is not good

Not good at all

So the government can do whatever the fuck they want?

Zolf is viatmely against these SOPA and PIPA bills

And for those of you here that be screamin about the protection it brings Zolf has a quote for ya:

"When you exchange freedom for protection, You end up with neither"

Dats some knowlege fo yo ass!!



THIS!

100% Truth

This SOPA and PIPA bullshit just shows that money is more important than life and supercedes freedom

You do realize that 4 years was just the decided sentencing and that 5 years in prison for uploading MJ's music is in most situations the absolute worst case scenario? I don't support SOPA or PIPA but these comparisons are pretty much rubbish

 

[Zolf J. Kimbly]

You do realize that 4 years was just the decided sentencing and that 5 years in prison for uploading MJ's music is in most situations the absolute worst case scenario? I don't support SOPA or PIPA but these comparisons are pretty much rubbish

And you do realize that I am not the fucker who posted this image but merely quoted it?

Didnt think so.

:thefinger

FACE!!

 

[Ravenholm]

I'm just glad it shut down. Pirates days are numbered

Pirates (smugglers etc) have been around since time began... almost. They wont ever be stopped. Not ever. You take one down and two will pop up in their place. Piracy wont ever decline untill the fucker cunt bastards in power stop being the fat greedy cunts they were are and probably will always be. So less greedy fat bastards in power DOES MEAN less piracy as people will pay for more stuff through it being more affordable.... balancing between entertainment media and food and clothing is kind of hard at times. Play fair with the wee man and the wee man wont forget the kindness shown. But they don't see it like that. They just want as much money as possible in the shortest time possible. Rather than making mega bucks over a longer period. In short they are making less money now through their ripoff actions than they would if they played fair.

 

[JacknCoke]

And you do realize that I am not the fucker who posted this image but merely quoted it?

Didnt think so.

:thefinger

FACE!!

yet you wrote and I quote:

THIS!

directly after quoting the image, explain to me what you were referring to with that quote because I have mistakenly applied it to something I thought to be very questionable at best.

 

[Briana Lee]

So is your freedom, if you keep siding with Fascist.

How is it fascism when you're taking down someone for breaking the law?