Mixtape mecca and openair buccaneering exposition Megaupload has a serious problem : it ’s just beenshut downby the feds . The FRS . And they did n’t even needSOPA !
https://gizmodo.com/what-is-sopa-5877000
The federal indictment accuse Megaupload — which appal the internet with the revelation that rap manufacturer Swizz Beatz is for some reason its CEO — of over $ 500 million in lose medium taxation from host commandeer mass medium . They had quite a run , though ! Megaupload gasconade “ more than 150 million registered users , 50 million daily visitant and accounting for four percent of the total traffic on the net , ” according to the DoJ. And somefamous friend .
https://gizmodo.com/these-hollywood-stars-see-nothing-wrong-with-megaupload-5866795
Lucky for us , there are plenty of alternatives to Megaupload . And as luck would have it for Swizz Beatz , he ’s still a super - successful rap producer , an NYU professor , and Alicia Keys ’ married man . Not so lucky ? The dementedly named MP3 baron and Megaupload founder Kim “ Dotcom ” Schlitz who is now in the slammer await prosecution . Dotcom ’s had abusypast few years , racking up up embezzlement charges , multiple hitch , a lardy face , and mostrecently , ownership of one of New Zealand ’s most fabulous menage .
All the Insane Loot Seized from Megaupload ’s Crazy Owners ( Updated )
permit ’s also think about the timing of this bust . It ’s a pretty striking coincidence that the Department of Justice Task Force on Intellectual Property was able-bodied to put down a right of first publication villain without any help from SOPA or PIPA the day after theinternet ’s giant SOPA protest . Do you hear that , lawmaker ? The law , as it put up right now was capable to kill Megaupload.com , no draconian censoring powers want . The mogul you have now — with due mental process — is achieving the matter you say you need to do . Your IP is protect . on-line plagiarization was hold back , except for the loads of Megaupload challenger like HulkShare and MediaFire . And I would n’t be surprised if they ’re next . [ AP ]
https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-an-internet-protest-looks-like-5877122
Update : The WSJsaysseven Megaupload employees are under arrest , with four already locked down — four of them in New Zealand ! No word if one of them is Swizzy himself .
Update 2 : As of 13 hours ago on Twitter , Mr. Beatz did notseemto give a crap about anything .
Update 3 : The APreportsthe observe instruction from Megaupload : “ The fact is that the vast majority of Mega ’s Internet traffic is legitimate , and we are here to continue . If the capacity industry would like to take advantage of our popularity , we are well-chosen to enroll into a duologue . We have some good ideas . Please get in touch . ”
Well , not really , no .
Update 4 : The Department of Justice has release a gleefulstatementregarding the takedown , align with police around the earth , call it “ among the big deplorable copyright instance ever brought by the United States , ” and list the individual charge with “ racketeering conspiracy , machinate to entrust right of first publication infringement , conspiring to commit money laundering and two substantial count of felonious copyright infringement . ”
Update 5 : The Next Web shares the the full 72 page bill of indictment . That ’s a heap of indictment .
Mega Indictment
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