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Steve Wozniak Shows Kim Dotcom Love As MegaBox Music Sharing Returns

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:12:31 +0000

If there’s one thing you can say about Kim Dotcom, it’s the fact that the guy just keeps getting back up when he’s knocked down. As soon as the Megaupload founder’s restrictions on internet access were restored, he created a new Twitter account. His tweets thank all of his supporters and promise a revival of […]

MegaRetrieval Causes Tearful Reunion For Users And Lost Megaupload Files

Tom Wyrick — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:50:43 +0000

Did you store personal files or other legitimate content on Megaupload before the FBI seized the service and shut them down? It looks like your window of opportunity to recover it is now open! Carpathia hosting, one of two services formerly powering the Megaupload site, just created MegaRetrieval in partnership with the EFF. This site […]

FileSonic Freezes File Sharing

Tom Wyrick — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:15:38 +0000

In the wake of law enforcement’s shutdown of file sharing site Megaupload, the competing service FileSonic decides to shut off public file sharing completely. Users can only download their own files at this time. Additionally, their rewards program was discontinued hours before the file sharing was disabled, leaving many users wondering if they’ll be compensated […]

Anonymous Attacks Government And Other Authorities As Revenge For Megaupload’s Shutdown

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:13:41 +0000

The hacker collective known as Anonymous claims “the largest attack ever” on ten government and music industry websites yesterday, in retaliation for the U.S. Justice Department’s shutdown of Megaupload. A second wave of attacks continue today, with Anonymous claiming responsibility for taking down MGM Studio’s online store and the New Zealand police’s website. Reportedly, the […]

Justice Department Unplugs MegaUpload

Tom Wyrick — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:24:00 +0000

The U.S. Justice Department shut down commercial file hosting service Megaupload today, accusing them of copyright infringement in excess of one billion dollars. Founder of Megaupload, Kim Schmitz (known as “Kim Dot Com”), was taken into custody along with co-founder and CTO Mathias Ortmann, chief marketing officer Finn Batato, and programmer Bram van der Kolk. […]

Universal Keeps Feet Planted In Bizarro World

Tom Wyrick — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:39:55 +0000

The Megaupload versus Universal Music Group saga continues, with Universal demanding Monday’s episode of Tech News Today be yanked from YouTube, simply for reporting on the situation. The show’s producer, Tom Merritt, says he wasn’t even aware of the takedown of his show until fans alerted him via Twitter. He filed a complaint via YouTube’s […]

In Trip To Bizzaro World, File Sharer Sues Record Label

Tom Wyrick — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:12:45 +0000

In a bizarre twist, file sharing service Megaupload files suit against record label Universal, claiming censorship. Megaupload recently put together a music video promoting their service, featuring a number of prominent music artists including Kayne West, P Diddy, Snoop Dog, Chris Brown, Macy Gray, The Game, and Mary J Blige. As word spread and the […]