Megaupload file-sharing site shut down

[USS Drum]

So let's use this is an example: If someone bought a gun from a store and shot someone, who should be held guilty, the person who made the gun or the person who shot it?

Now for Megaupload, who should be held responsible, the person who uploaded the file or the person who runs the website?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by USS Drum

So let's use this is an example: If someone bought a gun from a store and shot someone, who should be held guilty, the person who made the gun or the person who shot it?

Now for Megaupload, who should be held responsible, the person who uploaded the file or the person who runs the website?

Bad comparison. The one has nothing to do with the other. A better one would be stolen goods. Who is more resonsible, the guy who stole the furs or the guy who got caught holding them. As was pointed out, sites like Rapidshare actively track down and delete illegal uploads. If Megaupload doesn't do that then they are indeed guilty of illegal activities.

I too think it's a witchhunt, and I've given my reasons, but your comparison is not even remotely valid.

[vienna]

It now appears Filesonic has bitten the dust as a file sharing site; it has posted a notice they now allow only uploading and downloading of one's personal files only i.e., no pubilc access...

[Jimbuna]

Who will be next?

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Who will be next?

There's plenty of public storage sites out there that make money from piracy to
bust.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Dowly

There's plenty of public storage sites out there that make money from piracy to
bust.

True that

[Seeadler]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Who will be next?

Easy-Share.com - closed affiliate program
Crocko.com - closed affiliate program
EnterUpload.com - down - redirec to a luxury website
FileServe.com - closed affiliate program - sharing/downloading disabled
FileSonic.com - closed affiliate program - sharing/downloading disabled
FileJungle.com - closed affiliate program - downloading disabled
FilePost.com - closed affiliate program - suspending accounts with infringing material
GlumboUploads.com - closed affiliate program
GrooveFile.com - dead
MegaShare.com - closed affiliate program
UploadStation.com - - closed affiliate program - sharing/downloading disabled
Uploaded.to - blocked U.S. Visitors
Uploading.com - closed affiliate program
VideoZer.com - closed affiliate program
VideoBB.com - closed affiliate program
x7.to - dead
4Shared - rumours: will be closed on Feb. 1. 2012
Sockshare/Putlocker - rumours: will be closed on Feb. 1. 2012
UploadBox.com - closing, all files will be deleted on January 30th. 2012

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Seeadler

Easy-Share.com - closed affiliate program
Crocko.com - closed affiliate program
EnterUpload.com - down - redirec to a luxury website
FileServe.com - closed affiliate program - sharing/downloading disabled
FileSonic.com - closed affiliate program - sharing/downloading disabled
FileJungle.com - closed affiliate program - downloading disabled
FilePost.com - closed affiliate program - suspending accounts with infringing material
GlumboUploads.com - closed affiliate program
GrooveFile.com - dead
MegaShare.com - closed affiliate program
UploadStation.com - - closed affiliate program - sharing/downloading disabled
Uploaded.to - blocked U.S. Visitors
Uploading.com - closed affiliate program
VideoZer.com - closed affiliate program
VideoBB.com - closed affiliate program
x7.to - dead
4Shared - rumours: will be closed on Feb. 1. 2012
Sockshare/Putlocker - rumours: will be closed on Feb. 1. 2012
UploadBox.com - closing, all files will be deleted on January 30th. 2012

Ah well, none of those I'm currently using......yet

[Herr-Berbunch]

Also in the firing line according to the Daily Fail -

Amazon, Dropbox, MediaFire, YouSendIt, Rapidshare, Box.net and FileSonic

[Penguin]

This is really becoming ridiculous ...
Let's throw away our usb-sticks, too, oh what do I say, any storage medium should be banned! Look what those criminals use them for:

[Molon Labe]

So what's a person who releases mods or his/her own games and apps supposed to do now? Buy a server? Yes, I know subsim has its own storage, but not everyone does.

When the 2nd revolution comes, somewhere down on the list of grievances against our government, will be this. (Okay, I'm kidding. A little.)

[Seeadler]

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

So what's a person who releases mods or his/her own games and apps supposed to do now?

Use one the free file hosting services for mods like GameFront.com (formerly FileFront.com). Hosting services which does not offer affiliate programs and pay out the uploaders for their downloads. Such hosters are unimportant for the most of the uploaders who offer illegal content because they can earn nothing with their copies. Such file hoster therefore have nothing to fear, because no illegal content is hosted on their server.

All the file hosters who make now restrictions or closing their services, know very well that most of their uploaders offer illegal content through their services and they earning money with them.

[Sailor Steve]

Apparently Filesonic is in a panic over this. They now have a label on their site to the effect that they no longer host filesharing, and you can only upload your own work.

[Sonarman]

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

So what's a person who releases mods or his/her own games and apps supposed to do now?

That won't be a problem under SOPA/PIPA or the even worse ACTA as modding any existing content will probably be illegal anyway!

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Apparently Filesonic is in a panic over this. They now have a label on their site to the effect that they no longer host filesharing, and you can only upload your own work.

And they should be, I've seen plenty of links for not-so-legal stuff that's been
pointing to their site around the internet.