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Post by endo on Jan 22, 2012 10:20:05 GMT -5
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Post by NDX on Jan 22, 2012 16:19:45 GMT -5
So far, from what I read, both the House and Senate has suspended vote on both bills Jan 20th, but that doesn't mean after some modifications in the future they won't be voted upon eventually. But for now, what I read is they're on hiatus, so no collapse of the US Intarwebs.
For now. They are looking for alternatives.
As for MU, that's on them. FBI had to be looking into them for a long time, before all this SOPA/PIPA bull. And from the sound of the evidence, they are corrupt as hell and need to be made an example of. I won't miss it, plenty of other sites to go through.
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Post by endo on Jan 22, 2012 16:36:24 GMT -5
Just seems like they're making a statement with this. I never used them much anyway, but it just seems like the feds are putting it out there that they will take the piracy sites down.
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Post by NDX on Jan 22, 2012 16:40:50 GMT -5
Well, if they do it legally I have no problems. MU looks to be very scummy. Rather have it done the right way than an over-encompassing law that has no due process whatsoever. Here at least MU can fight it.
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Post by endo on Jan 23, 2012 5:23:40 GMT -5
The problem with Mega Upload is they got lax. They used to be tight on what you could upload and what you couldn't, and then they just allowed anyone to upload anything. It was mayhem and it cost them.
Just like anything else that's awesome, you let anyone do anything and it turns to crap fast.
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Post by NDX on Jan 23, 2012 5:27:34 GMT -5
It is being said they actually encouraged piracy and the posting of illegal material. Articles I've read have reported that they found proof of it in emails. Emails.
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Post by endo on Jan 23, 2012 6:06:29 GMT -5
Well, then you know it's straight up. Let me go check my out box real quick.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Jan 23, 2012 14:57:16 GMT -5
Haha Megaupload why did you have to go so many people didn't even use you lol. Rapidshare now that is a nice site that lots of people use. Google owns YouTube that won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
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Post by NDX on Jan 23, 2012 19:38:22 GMT -5
I saw Filesonic has completely changed their format and are not just an online storage site. So if you upload it, only you can download it now and no more link sharing. So MU going down has impacted other sites. And last year I think Hotfile started giving IP addresses to the RIAA.
I think Rapidshare and Mediafire are going to be the safest of the sites, while others might go down slow and steady, just in general.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Jan 24, 2012 15:07:05 GMT -5
If I can't find a file on a torrent site RapidShare has me on my stolen copyright material...
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Post by endo on Jan 24, 2012 19:00:31 GMT -5
I don't thing they're too worried about the people that download at the moment. I think they want the ones that are putting it out there to be downloaded.
That's where the real copyright infringement comes in.
I think anyway.
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Post by Tony Hates Everything on Jan 26, 2012 15:19:35 GMT -5
So I should stop all my seeds?
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Post by endo on Jan 26, 2012 16:24:36 GMT -5
Guess that's your call Tony. Live on the wild side or play it safe.
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