Looks like PIPA is shelved also........

[TheDoctor]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46072484

 

[Cue]

Thank goodness!

 

[AKI Man]

:celebrate:

 

[TDK]

:celebrate:

 

[Super El Guapo]

What the hell are you guys so happy about? the FBI didn't need it to shut down Megaupload and arrest people in New Zealand.
let's all bow down to the mighty U.S.A and the all seeing FBI.

 

[TheDoctor]

<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>M.</dt><dd>Jan 20 2012, 09:16:23 PM</dd></dl><div>What the hell are you guys so happy about? the FBI didn't need it to shut down Megaupload and arrest people in New Zealand.
let's all bow down to the mighty U.S.A and the all seeing FBI.[/quote]From what i have read the claims are there was alot more than copyright infringement going on, like Money Laundering & Racketeering.

 

[Deleted User]

Hey man! I take offense to that! You should be more appreciative of all the things we do for the world! We gave you bitches McDonalds, Brittany Spears, Cinnamon flavored dental floss, Seinfeld, and Mel Gibson! Yeah, he was Australian... once. Now he's HOLLYWOOD! *chimes nWo music*

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[Super El Guapo]

no charges of money laundering & racketeering have been made public but im sure it was alleged to get the warrants needed to make the initial arrest.

*edit*
what a surprise Americans justifying stupidity.
:sgctc:
face palm for likes.

 

[TDK]

From what i have read the claims are there was alot more than copyright infringement going on, like Money Laundering & Racketeering.

Exactly...

There's a lot more going on here than meets the eye. As much as the loss pains me personally, MU was a special case. And to be honest, they were stupid enough to keep some of their servers State side within easy reach.

If Swizz Beatz was the CEO (or negotiating to become), then RIAA was livid that a member of their own fraternity was stabbing them in the back. MU was personal and the Entertainment Industry wanted blood.

 

[Super El Guapo]

you should read this.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/20/megaupload-lawyer-swizz-beatz-is-not-ceo/
if you cant be stuffed.
<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>Quote:</dt><dd> </dd></dl><div>Megaupload was unfairly targeted and charged without due process, as the site was taken down without a hearing or giving Megaupload a chance to defend charges.

“Under the law, they are supposed to get specific notices for each file accused of infringement,” Rothken said. “Here, they’ve decided to bypass their own rules and shut down the entire site. The government has a lot of explaining to do.”[/quote]

 

[Deleted User]

That's AmeriCUNT to you, good sir.

:sgctc:

 

[Super El Guapo]

a F**K?:
Im not liking that until you put a face palm on it.

 

[Deleted User]

Fixed. Now like the shit out of it.

 

[TheDoctor]

:notsure

 

[AKI Man]

:happy fan:

 

[TDK]

<blockquote class='quote\\_blockquote'><dl><dt>M.</dt><dd>Jan 20 2012, 09:44:44 PM</dd></dl><div>Megaupload was unfairly targeted and charged without due process, as the site was taken down without a hearing or giving Megaupload a chance to defend charges.

"Under the law, they are supposed to get specific notices for each file accused of infringement," Rothken said. "Here, they've decided to bypass their own rules and shut down the entire site. The government has a lot of explaining to do."[/quote]I wouldn't disagree with any of that. Matter of fact I hope they prevail in the legal case. What everyone seems to be overlooking is all the collateral damage. What about the millions and millions of legal files that were also wiped out? Who's going to compensate the lawful owners for the loss of time, data and material?

 

[Super El Guapo]

I know what your on I had a shit load of art crap on MU from when I changed hard drives and now its lost, people should be able to get there stuff back.. or some kind of financial restitution I had about a years worth of stuff so I want a years pay!