Special Forces…They Aren’t Just for Al-Qaeda, Anymore

Tuesday, 7th February 2012
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Tags: Kim Dotcom, megaupload

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The man on the left is Kim Dotcom, the much ballyhooed and scrutinized founder of the megaupload.com website. For those of you unaware, megaupload was shut down and now is essentially the property of the U.S. government while it decides what to do with information from the site.

But its the story of how Dotcom’s mansion was raided, reportedly looking for members of the Megaupload.com team, that is making news.

According to the now viral video hosted on “New England’s Channel 3 News“, on January 20: Keep Reading

Attorney General To Delete MegaUpload User’s Data by Thursday

Monday, 30th January 2012
Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: access, assets, attorney, attorney general, data, delete, destroy, files, Ira Rothken, megaupload, remove

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When we last checked in on the MegaUpload case, innocent users were considering a lawsuit against the FBI to try and get their files back after the popular file sharing site was shutdown earlier this month. It looks like they won’t be successful as new reports claim the “US Attorney” will allow user data to be destroyed by Thursday of this week.

The report comes from TorrentFreak who said MegaUpload’s attorney Ira Rothken had been informed by Keep Reading

MegaUpload Users Want Their Files Back, Plan To Sue FBI

Thursday, 26th January 2012
Posted in Blog Archive, Keeping it Real
Tags: FBI, files, hacking, lawsuit, megaupload, pirate, Pirate Parties, Pirates of Catalonia, racketeering, recover, Spain

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It appears MegaUpload’s users aren’t ready to just back down to the feds with new reports claiming international pirate organizations are planning on suing the FBI on behalf of users over files that have been lost due to the shutdown.

If you’ve been following along with the MegaUpload case, you’d know that many of the company’s execs are now awaiting trial on charges of piracy, racketeering, and money laundering following the feds shutting down the massively popular file-sharing site Keep Reading

Was Megaupload Shutdown Over Upcoming iTunes-Killer Music Service?

Tuesday, 24th January 2012
Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: iTunes-killer, Kim Dotcom, megabox, Megakey, megaupload, RIAA, shutdown, theory, UMG

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When we brought you the story of potentially shady file sharing community MegaUpload being shutdown by the feds, accusations the site lead to over $500 million in lost revenue from pirated content was enough to land the execs on trial for various piracy related charges, racketeering, and money laundering.

While the company’s plans to launch a new music service known as “MegaBox” in 2012 are more than likely on hold, some are claiming it, and not piracy, lead to the ultimate demise of the site under the watch of Universal Music Group. Keep Reading