Megaupload Ltd was a Hong Kong–based online company established in 2005 that operated from 2005 to 2012 providing online services related to file storage...
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The seizure of Megaupload, a popular filesharing website with 150 million registered users, occurred on January 19, 2012, following a US indictment accusing...
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Multiple criminal indictments and enforcement actions were taken against Megaupload owner Kim Dotcom in various jurisdictions. On 19 January 2012 the United...
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Dotcom is the founder and former CEO of the defunct file-hosting service Megaupload (2005–2012). In 2012, the United States Department of Justice seized its...
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Universal Music Group (section Megaupload)
have been destroyed in the Universal Studios fire. On December 9, 2011, Megaupload published a music video titled: "The Mega Song", showing artists including...
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Hartson. On January 20, 2012 Bennett confirmed that he would represent Megaupload, but he withdrew two days later due to a conflict of interest with another...
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the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, demanding $5m in damages from Megaupload Limited (and its CEO, Kim Schmitz) for copyright infringement. In April...
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registrars. Kim Dotcom attempted to use me.ga as an alternative domain for the Megaupload service. It was suspended by Communications Minister Blaise Louembe who...
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and grew to receive millions of daily visitors after the shutdown of Megaupload. In May 2016, the website was blocked in the UK by a High Court order...
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WikiLeaks. In retaliation for the shutdown of the file sharing service Megaupload and the arrest of four workers, members of Anonymous launched a DDoS attack...
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Ira P. Rothken (section Megaupload)
Rothken is the lead global defense counsel for Kim Dotcom and his company Megaupload in what has been called the largest criminal copyright case in US history...
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Liam O'Grady (section Megaupload case)
MPA civil cases against Megaupload. On May 21, 2022 O’Grady was replaced as a judge in both the criminal case against Megaupload due to conflict of interest...
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the United States Department of Justice shut down the popular domain of Megaupload (established 2005). The file sharing site has claimed to have over 50...
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was launched by Kim Dotcom in 2013 as a cloud service and successor to Megaupload with a tagline of "The Privacy Company". On 4 July 2013, the MEGA Android...
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imeem iMesh Intel AppUp In2TV Joost Justin.tv Kazaa LiveLeak LoveFilm Megaupload Mixer MUZU.TV Metacafe MyVideo Nintendo Channel Nintendo Video Nokia Store...
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file hosting site Megaupload.com and commenced criminal cases against its owners and others. Their indictment concluded that Megaupload differed from other...
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takedown requests. However, on the week following the government raid of the MegaUpload site, FileSonic chose to discontinue the sharing of files and permit only...
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million users simultaneously. Following the takedown of similar service Megaupload in 2012, RapidShare changed its business model to deter the use of its...
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Following Megaupload Closure". Sofpedia. Retrieved 18 April 2015. Kovacs, Eduard (January 20, 2012). "27,000 Computers Participating in OpMegaupload DDoS Attack...
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"Mutter Limited Tour Edition 2001 – 2 CD – Rammstein | Download Rapidshare Megaupload Hotfile Music". gidipi. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on...
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sharing of information in 2009. But, in 2011 Stallman commented on the Megaupload founder's arrest, "I think all works meant for practical uses must be...
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2012, the U.S. Department of Justice shut down the file-sharing site Megaupload on allegations of copyright infringement. Anons responded with a wave...
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imeem iMesh Intel AppUp In2TV Joost Justin.tv Kazaa LiveLeak LoveFilm Megaupload Mixer MUZU.TV Metacafe MyVideo Nintendo Channel Nintendo Video Nokia Store...
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000,000,000 Bytes of Data, retrieved October 2nd 2013 25 petabyte on Megaupload. Archived 1 August 2012 at archive.today Retrieved 16 February 2012 "Facebook...
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of both SOPA and the United States Department of Justice's shutdown of Megaupload on that same day. Some opponents of the bill support the Online Protection...
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January 2012). "Raubkopien: Die Spur von Megaupload.com führt nach Zug" [Pirate copies: The trail of Megaupload.com leads to Zug]. Handelszeitung (in German)...
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was ranked the largest file-sharing website, beating out others such as Megaupload and MediaFire. The site was labelled as a notorious market in 2016: "While...
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Anderson (January 19, 2012). "Swizz Beatz Revealed as Silent Partner, CEO of Megaupload". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2012. Horowitz, Steven J. (March...
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pending. By extension, certain file-hosting websites such as RapidShare and Megaupload use the term "happy hour" to designate periods during which users have...
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11 languages The Netherlands Service ran from October 2009 to 2013. Megaupload Cantonese & English Hong Kong Service ran from March 2005 to January...
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