Megaupload re-launches, immediately fought by anti-piracy group

Rob Williams · 01-21-2013, 01:08 PM

So... Megaupload re-launched as "Mega" this past weekend, and it took no time at all before some anti-piracy group began working to cut off the site's finances.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/0...e-press-event/

http://torrentfreak.com/dotcoms-mega...nances-130121/

madmat · 01-22-2013, 02:09 PM

Yeah, the anti-piracy guy kills me. He's not going after "legitimate" cloud storage companies, the thing is that any of them can be misused. He's leaving Dropbox alone when someone can as easily link to files there as they can on Mega. I just can't figure out how the guy gained so much traction when he's a sleaze peddler.

RainMotorsports · 01-23-2013, 01:59 AM

I signed up. I have my reservations about doing business with them due to what happened. But I am also looking for Terabyte level offsite backups and this might be it.

01-21-2013, 01:08 PM	#1
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01-22-2013, 02:09 PM	#2
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	Yeah, the anti-piracy guy kills me. He's not going after "legitimate" cloud storage companies, the thing is that any of them can be misused. He's leaving Dropbox alone when someone can as easily link to files there as they can on Mega. I just can't figure out how the guy gained so much traction when he's a sleaze peddler. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

01-23-2013, 01:59 AM	#3
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