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_tigermilk in spoiler_alert

Goodnight sweet prince

Jan 19, 2012 23:35

Megaupload file-sharing site shut down

Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.

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monkeyprincess7 January 19 2012, 23:01:20 UTC

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

_tigermilk January 19 2012, 23:12:33 UTC

I'm so bummed about this. I'm also really glad I never paid for a full year.

jandjsalmon January 19 2012, 23:20:18 UTC

Yeah - not really a fan of Anonymous normally... but this time I'll make an exception.

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/65887074.html

_tigermilk January 19 2012, 23:22:28 UTC

lol yeah I'm going through the comments in the post right now. Too bad I have to go to bed because I would have loved to see what sites are going down next.

irobotos January 19 2012, 23:41:01 UTC

The site's founders facing up to 20 years in jail is ridiculous! People do REALLY BAD THINGS and see less time in jail.

briebellamy January 20 2012, 00:04:22 UTC

Based out of Hong Kong and people arrested in New Zealand yet shut down by american government? W.T.F. Am I missing something here? Can they even do that? D:

suffragette January 20 2012, 03:31:32 UTC

I get that people who create shows and movies want to protect their intellectual property, but this is too far reaching. I'd rather put up with some copyright infringement than have everything shut down.
If entertainment companies were more cunning and thought ahead of the curve, they would realize that the whole delay for shows to appear in foreign countries is one of the prime reasons for downloading. I'm sure a lot more people would pay a reasonable fee. I mean, BBC iPlayer isn't available outside of the UK.
I have absolutely no qualms about getting stuff since most of the time I end up buying the DVDs but the delay is so annoying. Cable is ALL or nothing pretty much...
/tl;dr