MegaUpload Shuts Down and Seized by Feds

**shek** · 02-10-2012 10:03 AM

okay.. Now, I suspect other sites also to go down !
As there will be many reports about other sites as well I guess..

**moneymakingmom** · 03-02-2012 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by GekiDan

Have you been reading the reports? Yeah it's true.
MegaUpload was raided by the FBI due to multiple copyright infringement reports.

Of course, they're guilty of copyright infringement. The site needs to be more active in policing and removing illegal uploads.

**shek** · 03-02-2012 07:36 AM

But I see similar stuff everywhere !
I mean most the hosting sites has similar content, then why were they not shutdown ?

**GekiDan** · 03-02-2012 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by shek

But I see similar stuff everywhere !
I mean most the hosting sites has similar content, then why were they not shutdown ?

With the vast internet, they can't policed every site that breached the copyright policies.
And since MegaUpload is considered the "king" in the business, the effect will definitely heavier compared to when they attack or shut down other sites.

**shek** · 03-02-2012 11:55 PM

okay.. So, was megaupload the first site on internet to start file hosting service ?

**GekiDan** · 03-03-2012 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by shek

okay.. So, was megaupload the first site on internet to start file hosting service ?

Not really the first, but the most popular.

First =/= popular.

**shek** · 03-03-2012 08:29 AM

Yeah, I know first != popular

I always thought rapidshare to be more popular than megaupload until fileserve and filesonic came..

**moneymakingmom** · 03-18-2012 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by GekiDan

With the vast internet, they can't policed every site that breached the copyright policies.
And since MegaUpload is considered the "king" in the business, the effect will definitely heavier compared to when they attack or shut down other sites.

True. They can't take all the sites down. There's another really good uploading site called Sockshare. And, you upload videos and then host them on your blog/site. Whenever i go to a free movie site online, i see videos hosted from that place. Also, VideoWeed is another good one. Those sites are still up and running.