[TheKingdom2000]

Feds Shut Down File-sharing Website $$$$$$$$$$.com | Fox News (http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/19/feds-shut-down-file-sharing-website/)

MCLEAN, VA. – Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, $$$$$$$$$$.com, and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws.

The indictment accuses the company of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. The indictment was unsealed Thursday, one day after websites shut down in protest of two congressional proposals intended to thwart the online piracy of copyrighted movies and TV programs.

$$$$$$$$$$.com has claimed it is diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.

The indictment says at one point, $$$$$$$$$$ was the 13th most popular website in the world.

edit;
It's M E G A-U P L O A D that is shut down..
not sure why RS blanks it out...

[PavelGTR]

Those mother fuckers. I had all my vacation photos on there.

:fuuuuu:

[em1.ac]

:okay:






So how long until someone creates a new underground file sharing website :ilied:

[TOS'd]

GG for all those ppl with premium accounts with MU.

[TheNewGirl]

Doesn't the US Government have WAY bigger issues then protecting Hollywood's interests. It's not like they're the oil lobby or something.

[lowside67]

Those mother fuckers. I had all my vacation photos on there.

:fuuuuu:
Lol more like you had all your JB porn there... why would you store photos on a service that doesnt even gallery your stuff... hello Photobucket?

[pure.life]

GG. I have buddies that shared a premium account so we can share our work online with faster dl/upload speeds. This is not good news

[jimzilla]

Well. Fuck.

[shawn79]

You're getting banned when I'm back home.

Graeme S

[tegra7]

They better not touch putlocker & sockshare.

[shenmecar]

GOD DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked downloading my HK Drama from $$$$$$$$$$ because it doesnt require a captcha, and its faster than fileserve, filejungle,uploadstation, filesonic, etc.................

=(

[dboy]

noooooooo icefilms

[hotjoint]

damn

[TheNewGirl]

Oh wow they're on a roll today:


http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/$$$$$$$$$$-shut-down-by-feds-seven-charged-four-arrested.ars

[EmperorIS]

didn't they just spend millon dollar on that music video ?

[Manic!]

I don't understand why the name is being censored.

$$$$$$$$$$ Mega Song HD - YouTube

[dyan]

GOD DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked downloading my HK Drama from $$$$$$$$$$ because it doesnt require a captcha, and its faster than fileserve, filejungle,uploadstation, filesonic, etc.................

=(

LOL same.. although now, i just tend to stream

[dachinesedude]

im good if mediafire and 4shared is still around, if they take those down, :fuuuuu:

[ntan]

There goes most of the icefilms streams =|

[Manic!]

Shutting down $$$$$$$$$$ is like shutting down a storage facility because someone was storing something illegal in one of the units.

[fishCak3s]

im good if mediafire and 4shared is still around, if they take those down, :fuuuuu:

indeed

[InvisibleSoul]

Pure speculation by me, but unless their servers were actually based in the US, I would assume this is like many of other sites that the US government has shut down, where the site itself isn't gone, just that they took over the DNS entry for it.

So possibly very soon, we may see the site being changed to $$$$$$$$$$.tv or something, which will point to the same servers we've always seen.

We'll see, I guess...

[Redlines_Daily]

why is the word mega-upload being censored on this site!?? Isn't this what we are all fighting against? Surely we should be able to mention a word if not linking to it!


Voldemort. Just testing..

-J

[Graeme S]

Because RS lost our Google ads for the second time because of Diggy posting links to copyrighted material. We lost a lot of monetization 'cause of that fat fuck.
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[BaoTurbo]

Lol Diggy. Why am I not surprised :pokerface:....

[Redlines_Daily]

^so you censor what words people can say because it affects your profit? Is that not what we are fighting in the the anti-SOPA thread? :fulloffuck:

If you can auto-censor words, surely you can just block certain linkages instead

[!Aznboi128]

it's just easier that way, and it's not profit. This site, the meets all cost money. Right now we're running off the owner's bank accounts and that simply isn't fair. We need the google ads to help us run this site.

announcement from here (http://www.revscene.net/forums/forum50/announcement249.html)

[lowside67]

I think one of the best things that Revscene could do to help eliminate the feeling of resentment towards the "officials" is release the true financial statements.

[Redlines_Daily]

I dont feel resentment, many of the mods are my friends. I love the site and support it as much as I can. Im proud to say I visit daily and often click the google ads to help support the site. Some time ago I PM'd the owner offering to donate money to RS, he didnt even bother to reply to me, so I don't have any sympathy either.

That being said, I feel very strongly against censorship regardless of the reason.

[!Aznboi128]

I dont feel resentment, many of the mods are my friends. I love the site and support it as much as I can. Im proud to say I visit daily and often click the google ads to help support the site. Some time ago I PM'd the owner offering to donate money to RS, he didnt even bother to reply to me, so I don't have any sympathy either.

That being said, I feel very strongly against censorship regardless of the reason.
:hay:

I know shoei's generally quite busy and he has a lot on his plate atm. Best time to donate, at the meets :bigthumb:

[spyker]

Because RS lost our Google ads for the second time because of Diggy posting links to copyrighted material. We lost a lot of monetization 'cause of that fat fuck.
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

Speaking of that fat fuck,I saw him a few weeks ago at a Tim Horton's,this pig ordered like at least a dozen donuts for himself.

It really sucks how one fucking idiot can ruin & do so much damage to this site.

[7seven]

I dont feel resentment, many of the mods are my friends. I love the site and support it as much as I can. Im proud to say I visit daily and often click the google ads to help support the site. Some time ago I PM'd the owner offering to donate money to RS, he didnt even bother to reply to me, so I don't have any sympathy either.

That being said, I feel very strongly against censorship regardless of the reason.

It's not censorship, no one is stopping anyone on this site from talking about m e g a u p l o a d, if it was real censorship, mods/admins would come in here and edit out manually any mention of that site or delete the post. Its just easier to ban the whole word to prevent people from linking illegal media sharing as the mods/admins can't be online every second to monitor for it.

I'm in no way a tech guy, so not sure if its possible to block out just a link url but I would think it would be much easier just to block the word and not take a chance at missing anything.

[freakshow]

I dont feel resentment, many of the mods are my friends. I love the site and support it as much as I can. Im proud to say I visit daily and often click the google ads to help support the site. Some time ago I PM'd the owner offering to donate money to RS, he didnt even bother to reply to me, so I don't have any sympathy either.

That being said, I feel very strongly against censorship regardless of the reason.
You're confusing purposeful censorship with RS's resolution to a dispute with Google. I, and I think RS, would agree with you censorship is wrong, but we needed a solution to a problem. Maybe we should work on a better solution that screens links at certain urls, but someone might claim censorship on that too.
Either way, we're working it out, but don't try to play it up as the same sort of censorship that's being fought regarding sopa/pipa. That's like blaming a company for not allowing NSFW material at work because of 'censorship'.

[Redlines_Daily]

thanks for the replies, perhaps I was too quick to criticize

[!Aznboi128]

it's alright Jeremy, we still love ya

[hypediss]

la-li-lu-le-lo hmmm

not everything is censored here :ilied:

[StylinRed]

wow that's a little surprising

but i guess since they allowed streaming of video files that were uploaded to it is what got them nipped in the bud


there's still rapid share etc

[SiRV]

came to this thread thinking that the federal reserve was shut down ... prior to RP taking office

[Manic!]

Swizz Beatz CEO of $$$$$$$$$$:fulloffuck:
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18366/title.swizz-beatzs-$$$$$$$$$$-shut-down-by-federal-prosecutors/

[Redlines_Daily]

Interesting fact: Kim Schlitz is the founder of mega-upload, he's a big car guy - I remember watching him in Gumball 3000 back in the early 2000's

[Firmware]

OMG NO MU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE STILL GOT RS.....????

[sunny_j]

anon have replied
After a Department of Justice-executed raid today on the file sharing site $$$$$$$$$$, hackers aligned with the online collective Anonymous have shut down the websites for both the DoJ and Universal Music Group, the largest record company in America.
Both universalmusic.com and justice.gov went down on Thursday afternoon, less than hours after it was revealed that $$$$$$$$$$ had been brought down by federal authorities and four people linked to the site, all outside of America, were arrested and charged with a conspiracy related to copyright infringement.
“It was in retaliation for $$$$$$$$$$, as was the concurrent attack on Justice.gov,” Anonymous operative Barret Brown tells RT on Thursday afternoon.
Brown adds that “more is coming” and Anonymous-aligned hacktivists are pursuing a joint effort with others to “ damage campaign raising abilities of remaining Democrats who support SOPA.”
Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal Music — RT (http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-235/)

[Manic!]

....

[Redlines_Daily]

anon have replied

Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal Music — RT (http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-235/)

both sites are currently down, good job anon.

[JSALES]

I can't believe it. It has begun..
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[Psykopathik]

shouldn't they be going after the people who uploaded illegal stuff? where's the logic....

[Matsuda]

Interesting fact: Kim Schlitz is the founder of mega-upload, he's a big car guy - I remember watching him in Gumball 3000 back in the early 2000's

really? didn't know that, I remember watching him and his Porsche in the Gumball too heh

[PavelGTR]

Lol more like you had all your JB porn there... why would you store photos on a service that doesnt even gallery your stuff... hello Photobucket?

Bullshit. Hello raring 3-400 pictures? It's much quicker to rar a few hundred pictures and then send the MU link for family and friends to download.

[Great68]

I never followed the whole google ad ban episode. Did Diggy post said copyrighted videos on purpose to screw with the site?

[PiuYi]

anon have replied

Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal Music — RT (http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-235/)

:tears: annonymous.... i love you guys

[Manic!]

I never followed the whole google ad ban episode. Did Diggy post said copyrighted videos on purpose to screw with the site?

I think he posted some links to topgear.


al qaeda

Oh no now RS is part of a terrorist group.

[StylinRed]

I think he posted some links to topgear.


al qaeda

Oh no now RS is part of a terrorist group.

wait.... top gear links got google mad? :crazy2: weak

[TheNewGirl]

The War Is On: "Anonymous" Hackers Shut Down MPAA, Department of Justice, RIAA & Universal Music Websites | PerezHilton.com (http://perezhilton.com/2012-01-19-anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-take-down#.TxidtYG6VWw)


This one is for $$$$$$$$$$!

The online group protesting SOPA known as "Anonymous" has begun their retaliation against those who seek to close off the Internet by taking down major websites.

Operatives for "Anonymous" started targeting sites of contributing corporations after $$$$$$$$$$ was officially shut down and four people linked to the popular file sharing website were arrested. Their first target were the Department of Justice and Universal Music Group, the largest record company in the United States. Then came the downfall of RIAA and MPAA.

And this won't be the end! In fact, one member of the movement promises “more is coming” if more isn't done to stop the attack on the web.

This is about to get ugly! No doubt, these major corporations are NOT going to stand for this kind of fight. Wonder what site will be the next casualty.

[Shead]

thx u anonymous for standing up for the everyday man T_T

[RRxtar]

A buddy of mine whos a hell of a nerd was talking to me about this just now. he said theres a reason why the feds went after MU and not someone like rapidshare. both are very similar, but MU actually promotes the uploading of popular copywright material.

$$$$$$$$$$ used a rewards program that provided financial incentives for uploading popular content that drove traffic to the site, the indictment said. "The conspirators allegedly paid users whom they specifically knew uploaded infringing content and publicized their links to users throughout the world" according to the DOJ.
"$$$$$$$$$$ did not include a search function; the owners used third-party linking sites to publicize content. In violation of the law, $$$$$$$$$$ failed to delete the accounts of those that contained infringing material."
"For example, when notified by a rights holder that a file contained infringing content, the indictment alleges that the conspirators would disable only a single link to the file, deliberately and deceptively leaving the infringing content in place to make it seamlessly available to millions of users to access through any one of the many duplicate links available for that file," the DOJ said.

[Presto]

The War Is On: "Anonymous" Hackers Shut Down MPAA, Department of Justice, RIAA & Universal Music Websites | PerezHilton.com (http://perezhilton.com/2012-01-19-anonymous-doj-universal-sopa-take-down#.TxidtYG6VWw)

BFD. Allow XKCD to elaborate:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cia.png

[Vansterdam]

fuck how will i watch my asian shows and movie on $$$$$$$$$$ now =S

[StaxBundlez]

BBC News - $$$$$$$$$$ file-sharing site shut down (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369)

war has begun.

now anonymous are going to take down FBI so they say..

they already hacked several website, like universal music, justice.gov, RIAA, MPAA

[StaxBundlez]

9GAG - Real Scumbag discovered! (http://9gag.com/gag/1932218)

https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews

[Vansterdam]

YourAnonNews Anonymous
The Largest Attack Ever by Anonymous - 5,635 People Confirmed Using #LOIC to Bring Down Sites! #Anonymous



TIME TO BRING OUT THE POPCORN

[TheKingdom2000]

Because RS lost our Google ads for the second time because of Diggy posting links to copyrighted material. We lost a lot of monetization 'cause of that fat fuck.
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

how does Google know that?
And shouldn't this be stickied then?

I'm sure a lot of members do not know not to post copyrighted material...

[freakshow]

BFD. Allow XKCD to elaborate:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cia.png
Agreed, they're just using a DDoS for now. But at least it shows that they're moving forward.

[7seven]

how does Google know that?
And shouldn't this be stickied then?

I'm sure a lot of members do not know not to post copyrighted material...

ummmmmm Vancouver's Top Classifieds and Automotive Forum - REVscene.net - Announcements in Forum : Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events (http://www.revscene.net/forums/forum50/announcement249.html)

It was, and also mentioned in the Canucks and MMA thread many times

[StaxBundlez]

they just brought down BGI too

[TheKingdom2000]

This is too hilarious!
Reading the anon twitter feed is jokes
https://twitter.com/#!/YourAnonNews

YourAnonNews Anonymous
We are charging our lazers to power level over 9,000.

[Everymans]

>Mad at sopa trying to regulate the internet
>Get mad when they take down the biggest illegal uploading website out there
>Continually admit that you don't buy movies or vidoes, you only watch them online....
If this mindset continues, SOPA will eventually get passed. We all need to give our head a shake and stop pirating. The more we do this, the more the industry will crumble and ask for help. Look at all the industries that have already died because of this. Video rental is dead, theaters are uping ticket prices because of low attendances... Everyone is sitting in their bedroom downloading copious amounts of movies and television series without realizing the impact it has on the industry. If you haven't noticed, there has been a steep decline in original and interesting films in the last decade, and it's mostly to blame because hollywood is losing business because of piracy and they're not the gambling types they were back in the day. They put all their money into movies they know will make money while ignoring original content because there is never a big enough audience to see it. This is why super hero movies and sequels are so big. The fans are willing to see the movie in theaters even if the movie is complete trash compared to the casual movie watcher who doesn't see much in the trailer of a film, therefore he'd rather see it online.

Although I don't agree with SOPA entirely, I agree that online piracy should stop at once. I think they should have a legal acceptance form everytime you upload a film onto a sharing website. If you say you own the rights and you don't, then bam... Massive fine and a stamp on your record.

[TheNewGirl]

You can go over to Ars technica to get the whole article since the link will get censored for what ever odd reason here.


Why the feds smashed $$$$$$$$$$
By Nate Anderson | Published 39 minutes ago
Why the feds smashed $$$$$$$$$$

The US government dropped a nuclear bomb on "cyberlocker" site $$$$$$$$$$ today, seizing its domain names, grabbing $50 million in assets, and getting New Zealand police to arrest four of the site's key employees, including enigmatic founder Kim Dotcom. In a 72-page indictment unsealed in a Virginia federal court, prosecutors charged that the site earned more than $175 million since its founding in 2005, most of it based on copyright infringement.

As for the site's employees, they were paid lavishly and they spent lavishly. Even the graphic designer, 35-year-old Slovakian resident Julius Bencko, made more than $1 million in 2010 alone.

The indictment goes after six individuals, who between them owned 14 Mercedes-Benz automobiles with license plates such as "POLICE," "MAFIA," "V," "STONED," "CEO," "HACKER," GOOD," "EVIL," and—perhaps presciently—"GUILTY." The group also had a 2010 Maserati, a 2008 Rolls-Royce, and a 1989 Lamborghini. They had not one but three Samsung 83" TVs, and two Sharp 108" TVs. Someone owned a "Predator statue." Motor bikes, jet skis, artwork, and even 60 Dell servers could all be forfeit to the government if it can prove its case against the members of the "Mega Conspiracy."

The case is a major one, involving international cooperation between the US, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, Canada, and the Philippines. In addition to the arrests, 20 search warrants were executed today in multiple countries.
No safe harbor for you

Going after $$$$$$$$$$, one of the most popular sites in the world, might seem a strange choice. (As an example of its scale, $$$$$$$$$$ controlled 525 servers in Virginia alone and had another 630 in the Netherlands—and many more around the world.) For years, the site has claimed to take down unauthorized content when notified by rightsholders. It has registered a DMCA agent with the US government. It has created an “abuse tool” and given rightsholders access. It has negotiated with companies like Universal Music Group about licensing content. And CEO Kim Dotcom sent this curious e-mail to PayPal in late 2011:

Our legal team in the US is currently preparing to sue some of our competitors and expose their criminal activity. We like to give you a heads up and advice [sic] you not to work with sites that are known to pay up loaders for pirated content. They are damaging the image and the existence of the file hosting industry (see what's happening with the Protect IP Act). Look at Fileserve.com, Videobb.com, Filesonic.com, Wupload.com, Uploadstation.com. These sites pay everyone (no matter if the files are pirated or not) and have NO repeat infringer policy. And they are using PayPal to pay infringers.

But the government asserts that $$$$$$$$$$ merely wanted the veneer of legitimacy, while its employees knew full well that the site's main use was to distribute infringing content. Indeed, the government points to numerous internal e-mails and chat logs from employees showing that they were aware of copyrighted material on the site and even shared it with each other. Because of this, the government says that the site does not qualify for a “safe harbor” of the kind that protected YouTube from Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit.

For instance, the “abuse tool” allegedly does not remove the actual file being complained about by a rightsholder. Instead, it only removes a specific Web address linked to that file—but there might be hundreds of such addresses for popular content.

In addition, the government contends that everything about the site has been doctored to make it look more legitimate than it is. The “Top 100” download list does not “actually portray the most popular downloads,” say prosecutors, and they claim that $$$$$$$$$$ purposely offers no site-wide search engine as a way of concealing what people are storing and sharing through the site.

$$$$$$$$$$ employees apparently knew how the site was being used. When making payments through its “uploader rewards” program, employees sometimes looked through the material in those accounts first. "10+ Full popular DVD rips (split files), a few small porn movies, some software with keygenerators (warez)," said one of these notes. (The DMCA does not provide a "safe harbor" to sites who have actual knowledge of infringing material and do nothing about it.)

In a 2008 chat, one employee noted that "we have a funny business... modern days [sic] pirates :)," to which the reply was, "we're not pirates, we're just providing shipping servies [sic] to pirates :)."

Employees send each other e-mails saying things like, “can u pls get me some links to the series called ‘Seinfeld’ from MU [$$$$$$$$$$]," since some employees did have access to a private internal search engine.

Employees even allegedly uploaded content themselves, such as a BBC Earth episode uploaded in 2008.

Other messages appear to indicate that employees knew how important copyrighted content was to their business. Content owners had a specific number of takedown requests they could make each day; in 2009, for instance, Time Warner was allowed to use the abuse tool to remove 2,500 links per day. When the company requested an increase, one employee suggested that "we can afford to be cooperative at current growth levels"— implying that if growth had not been so robust, takedowns should be limited. Kim Dotcom approved an increase to 5,000 takedowns a day.

Employees also had access to analytics. One report showed that a specific linking site had “produce[d] 164,214 visits to $$$$$$$$$$ for a download of the copyrighted CD/DVD burning software package Nero Suite 10. The software package had the suggested retail price of $99.” The government's conclusion: $$$$$$$$$$ knew what was happening and did little to stop it.
The need for care

Yet the indictment seems odd in some ways. When Viacom made many of the same charges against YouTube, it didn't go to the government and try to get Eric Schmidt or Chad Hurley arrested.

It's also full of strange non-sequiturs, such as the charge that "on or about November 10, 2011, a member of the Mega Conspiracy made a transfer of $185,000 to further an advertising campaign for $$$$$$$$$$.com involved a musical recording and a video." So?

The money probably paid for a video that infuriated the RIAA by including major artists who support $$$$$$$$$$. $$$$$$$$$$ later filed claims in US courts, trying to save the video, which it says was entirely legal, from takedown requests. (The RIAA has long said the site operators "thumb their noses at international laws, all while pocketing significant advertising revenues from trafficking in free, unlicensed copyrighted materials.")

Given that the site was already using US courts to file actions; given that the government had $$$$$$$$$$ e-mails talking about using US lawyers to file cases against other "pirate" sites; given that the site did at least take down content and built an abuse tool; and given that big-name artists support the site, the severity of the government's reaction is surprising.

There's no doubt that the indictment makes $$$$$$$$$$ look bad, though, and we're quite curious to see what comes of the case—especially once the site has a chance to respond.

Law professor James Grimmelman of NYU tells Ars, "If proven at trial, there's easily enough in the indictment to prove criminal copyright infringement many times over. But much of what the indictment details are legitimate business strategies many websites use to increase their traffic and revenues: offering premium subscriptions, running ads, rewarding active users.

"I hope that if this case goes to trial and results in convictions, that the court will be careful in sorting out just what $$$$$$$$$$ did that crossed the line of criminality."

The MPAA doesn't have any doubts, though. "By all estimates, $$$$$$$$$$.com is the largest and most active criminally operated website targeting creative content in the world," it said in a statement. "This criminal case, more than two years in development, shows that law enforcement can take strong action to protect American intellectual property stolen through sites housed in the United States."

[b0unce. [?]]

first thing i thought of when i saw this "fuck, icefilms will be down then! noooo my tv showsssssss"

[Vansterdam]

lol downloaded like 10 tv series in the last 2 months :fuckyea:

[Mr.HappySilp]

>Mad at sopa trying to regulate the internet
>Get mad when they take down the biggest illegal uploading website out there
>Continually admit that you don't buy movies or vidoes, you only watch them online....
If this mindset continues, SOPA will eventually get passed. We all need to give our head a shake and stop pirating. The more we do this, the more the industry will crumble and ask for help. Look at all the industries that have already died because of this. Video rental is dead, theaters are uping ticket prices because of low attendances... Everyone is sitting in their bedroom downloading copious amounts of movies and television series without realizing the impact it has on the industry. If you haven't noticed, there has been a steep decline in original and interesting films in the last decade, and it's mostly to blame because hollywood is losing business because of piracy and they're not the gambling types they were back in the day. They put all their money into movies they know will make money while ignoring original content because there is never a big enough audience to see it. This is why super hero movies and sequels are so big. The fans are willing to see the movie in theaters even if the movie is complete trash compared to the casual movie watcher who doesn't see much in the trailer of a film, therefore he'd rather see it online.

Although I don't agree with SOPA entirely, I agree that online piracy should stop at once. I think they should have a legal acceptance form everytime you upload a film onto a sharing website. If you say you own the rights and you don't, then bam... Massive fine and a stamp on your record.

Lol prepare to get tons of fails and watch how ppl trash your agurement.

[Drow]

NUUUUUU MY OIZFUMESSSSSSS
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[sunny_j]

$$$$$$$$$$ is back according to https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews
http://megavideo.bz/

[PiuYi]

^that link better not bring down RS

[TheKingdom2000]

...

Although I don't agree with SOPA entirely, I agree that online piracy should stop at once. I think they should have a legal acceptance form everytime you upload a film onto a sharing website. If you say you own the rights and you don't, then bam... Massive fine and a stamp on your record.

It's weird. Today, I would never steal anything from a store. Not even a candy bar. But, when it comes to content online I don't give a fcuk. I find that very interesting. And I know a lot of people are the same way.

But, I guess like any business you need to realize that you're going to have some loss. ie. a lot of stores have a budget of how much "loss" they will have in a year due to damage or theft, etc...
There are always going to be people buying stuff legally online though.

And the argument that only the older generation buy stuff online is false..
I mean look at the iTunes store. A lot of my friends who are 18-30 can easily jail break their iPhone to get free apps. But, a majority of them do not. And they just pay for their apps.

On occasion I do buy a movie on demand. I mean the quality is better and I don't have to look around, find a good stream or good download. So I guess just budget for a loss, especially with online content

[nabs]

lol universal music american site says under maintainence, but the canadian site is still online untouched. lol .

[freakshow]

I pay for netflix, and I would pay way more if they had the type of selection you find on MU/torrents.

I can agree with them about piracy, cause let's face it, MU had a TON of pirated stuff, but the way they're going about 'solving' the issue is going to get us nowhere.

[StaxBundlez]

http://i.imgur.com/0rvY1.jpg

[freakshow]

^Unfortunately, just like the 'boycott one gas station brand', this won't work

[1exotic]

fucking bullshit.

Gucci giving you a warning - YouTube

[Manic!]

http://www.fbi.com/ is down.

[spyker]

fucking bullshit.

Gucci giving you a warning - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUw28_YdcJ4)

I had to watch it a few times,but I still don't understand what message he was trying to get across,the only word I kept hearing was the word "Nigga".

[Stormspirit]

i feel bad for $$$$$$$$$$ founders. They just developed a file hosting site and was the best one now they're the first on the radar to get takened arrested, lawsuits etc. When they didnt even upload anything themselves. Sighh . If this keeps going no more downloading dramas for me =((

[TMT]

Icefilms... :okay:

[StaxBundlez]

fucking bullshit.

Gucci giving you a warning - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUw28_YdcJ4)

:badpokerface: what'd he say? lol

[1exotic]

He was warning the FBI.

I clearly understood.

[StaxBundlez]

He was warning the FBI.

I clearly understood.

glad one of us has got it locked down.

[sunny_j]

Internet strikes back: Anonymous Operation $$$$$$$$$$ explained - YouTube

[bobbyhill]

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/119810_o.gif



SH*T JUST GOT REAL

[Gnomes]

I guess time to move to the old and exciting world of usenet

[iwantaskyline]

i feel bad for $$$$$$$$$$ founders. They just developed a file hosting site and was the best one now they're the first on the radar to get takened arrested, lawsuits etc. When they didnt even upload anything themselves. Sighh . If this keeps going no more downloading dramas for me =((

Read up on Kim dotcom (founder of mega). I guarantee you won't feel bad lol.

[1exotic]

I bet some feds are gonna get assassinated because of this.

[snowball]

REVscene.net - Western Canada & Greater Northwest #1 Automotive, Lifestyles & Classifieds Forums! (http://www.fbi.com/) is down.

FBI — Homepage (http://www.fbi.gov/)

[yot065]

megaporn still alive though right :troll:?

[Graeme S]

The RS case in a nutshell:

Yes, we censor the MU URL. Why? Diggy.

He posted a link to a Top Gear video about a year and a half ago. He changed the colour of the font to match the background. This is something google flags and specifically checks into.

As much as the SOPA people claim that Google isn't doing fuck all to prevent piracy...that single link hit us hard. We had our previously "under review" status knocked down and we were removed from Google Adsense. We appealed and had it brought back, but wanted to make sure it didn't happen again. One day maybe, our server costs will be covered by the google ads and the monetization changes that Skinny makes. Until then, all the costs of RS are coming out of SG's pockets.

Not cool

Certainly, $$$$$$$$$$ holds a frakton of non-copyrighted data. Obviously, it's going to have gigs and gigs of legal and illegal stuff. Be realistic people. But as you guys are saying, there is a LOT of stuff on there that's protected by IP.

I see a lot of people saying they won't be able to find their Asian videos on there anymore. Know why? Because in some areas they're copyrighted. Sure, here we can download them and it's a legal grey area (they haven't been licensed here so technically it's not piracy...you can only pirate something that can be bought) but how can we be sure that only the people who don't normally have access to them is downloading them? What if I want to download an episode of Little Mosque on the Prairies and I'm living abroad? Or if I'm living in Canada?

Sure, MU or another site could set up an IP sniffer and make sure you're from the right region...but I bet pretty much all of us could find a way around it.



The real reason this is all happening? Because MU has emails going from staff to staff talking about the fact that IP protected stuff is getting shared and distributed. The Amurricans can prove that these guys KNEW they were pirating stuff. It's one thing to have a server and not know what's going on. To remove actual content when it's reported (like Isohunt does). But it's another to know exactly what's going on and essentially encourage it...while hosting your servers in the US.

Oh, and all this stuff Anonymous is doing is just helping burn through the anti-SOPA/anti-Corporate goodwill that appeared over the last little while.

[Spartacus]

The RS case in a nutshell:

Yes, we censor the MU URL. $Why? $Diggy.

He posted a link to a Top Gear video about a year and a half ago. $He changed the colour of the font to match the background. This is something google flags and specifically checks into.

As much as the SOPA people claim that Google isn't doing fuck all to prevent piracy...that single link hit us hard. $We had our previously "under review" status knocked down and we were removed from Google Adsense. $We appealed and had it brought back, but wanted to make sure it didn't happen again. $One day maybe, our server costs will be covered by the google ads and the monetization changes that Skinny makes. $Until then, all the costs of RS are coming out of SG's pockets.





Why did diggy do that?
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)

[Graeme S]

Why did diggy do that?
Posted via RS Mobile (http://www.revscene.net/forums/announcement.php?a=228)
Because he wanted a bigger epeen.

[Everymans]

Lol prepare to get tons of fails and watch how ppl trash your agurement.

Weird that no one gave a retort to it. I understand the fails because it's a negative outlook. But the piracy caused this SOPA act. And eventually, piracy will make sure it passes. If no one pirated shit, then this sopa nonsense wouldn't be on our doorstep. But it's way to easy to by pass the laws, so it is understandable to try and shut it down. Someday the internet will be regulated because of this rapid increase in piracy and illegal activity, it's only a matter of time now.

[Death2Theft]

Thats exactly what every candidate will support aside from RP because hollywood will lobby.
Shutting down $$$$$$$$$$ is like shutting down a storage facility because someone was storing something illegal in one of the units.

[Death2Theft]

Yeah because anonymous is going to smash keyboards on the guys skull till they figure out they can't haxxor a human and get called to go home for dinner.
I bet some feds are gonna get assassinated because of this.

[StylinRed]

Read up on Kim dotcom (founder of mega). I guarantee you won't feel bad lol.

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8168/dotcom.jpg

:lol




Weird that no one gave a retort to it. I understand the fails because it's a negative outlook. But the piracy caused this SOPA act. And eventually, piracy will make sure it passes. If no one pirated shit, then this sopa nonsense wouldn't be on our doorstep. But it's way to easy to by pass the laws, so it is understandable to try and shut it down. Someday the internet will be regulated because of this rapid increase in piracy and illegal activity, it's only a matter of time now.

if it was truly about piracy they wouldnt make their allowances so broad; piracy is just the guise to get this passed, politics is at play here and the govt just wants a better hand at controlling their sheep the rights/freedoms of ppl are quickly disappearing in most countries of the West.

just like Grants law... protecting hero attendants from dying was just a guise so that the oil companies could ensure that gas & runs wouldn't occur anymore as they were expected to increase due to gas prices being unjustifiably raised

[FerrariEnzo]

well.. its a good think that i dont have account there...

I made an account with a Premium site that has 12 file sharing hosts.. haha.. 1 down.. 11 still left...

[Manic!]

Be careful of fake sites claiming to be $$$$$$$$$$.

This is the real one posted on annons twitter/

http://109.236.83.66/

[SupraTTturbo2jz]

$$$$$$$$$$ not gonna be down for long, the founder has got tons of money and top lawyers at his disposal, just like how piratebay went down for a while but came back. US government is gonna try their best to bring down all these companies that millions around the world support and has known for years. Not gonna work

[HonestTea]

From Cas77 of RFD:

Just for fun, this is what was seized from the 7 guys arrested:

2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, VIN WDD2120772A103834, LicensePlate No. "STONED";73.
2010 Mini Cooper S Coupe, VIN WMWZG32000TZ03651, License PlateNo. "V";74.
2010 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, VIN WDC1641772A608055, LicensePlate No. "GUILTY";75.
2007 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG, VIN WDD2163792A025130, LicensePlate No. "KIMCOM";76.
2009 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, VIN WDC1641772A542449, LicensePlate No. "MAFIA";77.
2010 Toyota Vellfire, VIN 7AT0H65MX11041670, License Plate Nos."WOW" or "7";78.
2011 Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG, VIN WDB4632702X193395, LicensePlate Nos. "POLICE" or "GDS672";79.
2011 Toyota Hilux, VIN MR0FZ29G001599926, License PlateNo. "FSN455";80.
Harley Davidson Motorcycle, VIN 1HD1HPH3XBC803936, LicensePlate No. "36YED";81.
2010 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG, VIN WDD2163742A026653, LicensePlate No. "HACKER";82.
2005 Mercedes-Benz A170, VIN WDD1690322J184595, License PlateNo. "FUR252";83.
2005 Mercedes-Benz ML500, VIN WDC1641752A026107, License PlateNo. DFF816
1957 Cadillac El Dorado, VIN 5770137596;86.
2010 Sea-Doo GTX Jet Ski, VIN YDV03103E010;87.
1959 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible, VIN 59F115669;88.
Von Dutch Kustom Motor Bike, VIN 1H9S14955BB451257;89.
2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM, VIN WDB2094421T067269;90.
2010 Mini Cooper S Coupe, VIN WMWZG32000TZ03648 LicensePlate No. "T";
1989 Lamborghini LM002, VIN ZA9LU45AXKLA12158, License PlateNo. "FRP358";92.
2011 Mercedes-Benz ML63, VIN 4JGBB7HB0BA666219

Sharp LC-65XS1M 65" LCD TV
Sharp LC-65XS1M 65" LCD TV
TVLogic 56" LUM56W TV
Sharp 108" LCD Display TV
Sharp 108" LCD Display TV
Sony PMW-F3K Camera S/N 0200231;101.
Sony PMW-F3K Camera S/N 0200561;
Samsung 820DXN 82" LCD TV
Samsung 820DXN 82" LCD TV
Samsung 820DXN 82" LCD TV

Some pretty nice cars LOL

[Roach]

^ I'll do you one better... pics :)

His home in New Zealand. And yes, that's a giraffe on the far left lol.

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_02.jpg

He seems to have a Benz fetish.

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_11.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_07.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_10.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_08.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_17.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_22.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_24.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_27.jpg

http://www.autoblog.nl/gallery/0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/Kim_Dotcom_Schmitz_inbeslagname_NZ_30.jpg

credit and full gallery: 0 Divers Inbeslagname Supercars Kim Schmitz afbeeldingen : Autoblog.nl (http://www.autoblog.nl/image-gallery?file=0_Divers/Inbeslagname_Supercars_Kim_Schmitz/)

Kev

[hypediss]

that clk dtm god dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[freakshow]

You know you're ballin' when you have a giraffe in your backyard..

[Redlines_Daily]

will be interesting to see if they can keep Kim's property and cars, he was already very rich before he founded mega-upload. I believe he has already spent time in prison for computer security related crimes. When he was released he became a security consultant and built his fortune. He also created the gumball-inspired "Ultimate Rally", not sure if it ever got off the ground though. The final year he was in gumball the finish point was Buckingham palace, or some royal castle thing in the Uk. Kim did donuts on the lawn with his CL65 -_-

[Matsuda]

he used to do have a company that did modifications to Mercedes/Audi sedans, basicly computers in the backseat with lcd monitors and such for business people.

[Redlines_Daily]

also found this on wikipedia:

In 2001, Schmitz purchased $375,000 worth of shares of the nearly bankrupt company LetsBuyIt.com and subsequently announced his intention to invest EUR 50 million in the company.[13] Unknown to others, Schmitz did not have the funds available to invest, although the announcement caused the share value of LetsBuyIt.com to jump by nearly 300%.[14] Schmitz quickly sold the shares and profited $1.5 million as a result.[13]

Schmitz had also arranged and obtained an unsecured loan of EUR 280,000 from Monkey AG, a company for which Schmitz had served as Chairman of the Board. The funds were to be paid to Kimvestor AG. As a result, both Monkey and Kimvestor went bankrupt.[15]

[TheNewGirl]

He has a giraffe?!!

[TheKingdom2000]

He has a giraffe?!!

What's the white animal next to it?
Is it a Unicorn? :suspicious:

[freakshow]

I'm pretty sure I see a Dodo bird in the picture too

[Ikkaku]

let's go captain obvious!

the white animal is a baby giraffe

[Nightwalker]

he used to do have a company that did modifications to Mercedes/Audi sedans, basicly computers in the backseat with lcd monitors and such for business people.

It was called Megacar, he won the Gumball 3000 one year driving one. They had servers built into the trunk and wifi built in. Pretty sweet.

I think with the timing of this, the whole sting could be a PR move to gather support for SOPA / PIPA stuff.

It's kinda disgusting that the USA is forcing arrests and seizures in NZ right now (from a German) over this.

[TheNewGirl]

When do you have so much money that you're like 'Huh... you know what I want today? A giraffe.'. Seriously.

[Manic!]

The CEO of $$$$$$$$$$ Swizzbeatz has not been arrested or charged. Seems kinda messed up.

DailyTech - FBI Lets $$$$$$$$$$'s U.S. Superstar Musician CEO Swiss Beatz go Free (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=23837)

[Slifer]

Wait, his name is Kim Dotcom? Wtf :lawl:

[skyxx]

^ He has too much money. Let's just leave it at that.

[Psykopathik]

where did my post go? NM. I'm retarded. must be old age.

[bobbyhill]

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW SWIZZY

[Jermyzy]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2012/01/19/swizz-beatz-does-not-own-$$$$$$$$$$-says-court-filing/

"Swizz Beatz Is Not An Owner Of $$$$$$$$$$, Says Court Filing
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Swizz Beatz: Mega problems?
$$$$$$$$$$.com was shut down today after the U.S. Department of Justice indicted seven owners of the popular file-sharing site. But contrary to some of the rumors floating around online, superproducer Swizz Beatz was not among them–and does not own a stake in the company, according to documents filed by the D.O.J.

Swizz Beatz, whose real name is Kasseem Dean, was revealed as $$$$$$$$$$’s chief executive shortly after the viral debut of a star-studded video he helped produce for the company. In the clip (see below), celebrities from Kanye West to Floyd Mayweather extol the website’s virtues, with will.i.am providing the hook. Universal Music Group, home to many of the artists involved in the production, was none too pleased–and sued Swizz and Mega (who are reportedly counter-suing).

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Photos: Cash Kings 2011: Hip-Hop's Top Earners 7 images
Photos: Hip-Hop's Future Billionaires But Swizz Beatz wasn’t among the seven $$$$$$$$$$ shareholders singled out by the U.S. Department of Justice; in fact, his name didn’t appear anywhere in the entire 72-page indictment. According to the document, ringleader Kim Dotcom owns 68% of Mega’s holding company, and six other investors–none of them celebrities–own smaller stakes adding up to 32%. If Swizz was given a piece of the company, it’s not on the books.

Though the Hip-Hop Cash King didn’t likely promote $$$$$$$$$$ simply out of the goodness of his heart (Swizz also has partnerships with Lotus and Reebok), it seems he was too late to the party to receive any equity, perhaps lured unwittingly to serve as a reputable figurehead for a company whose leaders could already see the storm clouds on the horizon
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[AAnthony]

Woooow! what a greasy slimeball piece of shit this Kim guy is.....

"As Kim Schmitz, Dotcom’s prior art includes a claim that he had discovered how to make money from the stock market relying on nothing but technobabble and investor gullibility.

A decade back he was also claiming to have penetrated Osama bin Laden’s bank accounts. The Anon-anointed hacker hero’s convictions include stock price manipulation and insider trading – these disqualified him from buying the mansion he was leasing."

[Redlines_Daily]

Detective Inspector Grant Wormald said the $$$$$$$$$$ founder tried to retreat to a fortified safe room when police arrived at his home in Auckland.

“Mr. Dotcom retreated into the house and activated a number of electronic locking mechanisms,” he told AFP. “While police neutralized these locks he then further barricaded himself into a safe room within the house which officers had to cut their way into.” Once officers got inside the house, they found Mr. Dotcom with what looked like a shortened shotgun, police said.

...Mr. Dotcom’s leased mansion, possibly one of the most expensive properties in New Zealand, was equipped with an elaborate network of electronic defenses. He initially tried to buy the home but was blocked by the government, who said he didn’t display good enough character to make the purchase....

...The Internet mogul watched Auckland’s New Year’s Eve fireworks celebration — for which he dropped half a million dollars — from his own private helicopter...

Kim Dotcom gives 2011 fireworks to New Zealand - YouTube!

First video: $$$$$$$$$$ founder Kim Dotcom appears in court - YouTube

[ShadowBun]

man sucks lol

[Gridlock]

"He initially tried to buy the home but was blocked by the government, who said he didn’t display good enough character to make the purchase...."

Fuck me. The gov't there has the power to approve or disallow a real estate deal? Thought we were screwed here, but there is a whole bargain basement of nanny state bullshit down there.

[Nightwalker]

"He initially tried to buy the home but was blocked by the government, who said he didn’t display good enough character to make the purchase...."

Fuck me. The gov't there has the power to approve or disallow a real estate deal? Thought we were screwed here, but there is a whole bargain basement of nanny state bullshit down there.

Probably because he's not a citizen. Still sounds screwed up.

[Gnomes]

Wondering why the gov't can seize cars of people who are accused (before due process) and freeze assets.

[SkinnyPupp]

As if it's not bad enough for each individual person to rip off movies and music and pay per views, this guy took all the money the creators would have made and BOUGHT A FUCKING GIRAFFE with it. And then you look at all the other scams he has run and I don't see how anyone would want to defend this cunt.

[TheKingdom2000]

That would be an awesome law for BC... Definitely keep our housing prices down

[strykn]

dude this guy was a fucking boss , jesus a fucking GIRAFFE

[RRxtar]

hes the guy who used to be known as Kimble or whatever? I remember thinking he was a fucking boss like 10 years ago reading about his cars and shit. followed him on a few forums for abit.

[pure.life]

Latest news.. Filesonic has disabled all sharing functionalities
FileSonic shutters: Another file-sharing site bites the dust | ZDNet (http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/filesonic-shutters-another-file-sharing-site-bites-the-dust/67670)

Summary: Only days after the $$$$$$$$$$ website was taken offline by U.S. authorities, similar businesses are scrambling to protect themselves before any action is taken against them.

FileSonic, one of the most popular file-sharing websites on the Web, has announced that it is has disabled “all sharing functionality”, and that its service can “only be used to upload and retrieve files you have uploaded personally”.

The company’s Facebook page has also disappeared. According to users on Reddit, it is believed that many accounts and files were deleted today.

It is thought that this measure has been put in place in response to the wider crackdown on file-sharing sites by U.S. authorities.

[Ch28]

DUDE HAS A MOTHERFUCKING GIRRAFE?!

:eek:

[97ITR]

They're giraffe statues... Not actual giraffes.

The 14 Most Interesting Facts About Kim Dotcom, The Founder Of $$$$$$$$$$ (http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/most-interesting-facts-about-kim-dotcom-the-found)

[CP.AR]

with all these file sharing sites going down...
where the hell can I download JAV DVDs?

[bobbyhill]

filesonic is down too now...

[ruthless]

His right hand
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/1/21/16/enhanced-buzz-12801-1327182415-5.jpg
:megusta:
he wears his clothes in the hottub :suspicious:

[Gridlock]

His right hand
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/1/21/16/enhanced-buzz-12801-1327182415-5.jpg
:megusta:
he wears his clothes in the hottub :suspicious:

man boobs?

[DB2-R81]

Since the Second World War, the US has:
1. Attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, most of them democratically elected.

2. Attempted to suppress a populist or national movement in 20 countries.

3. Grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries.

4. Dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries.

5. Attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders.

In total, the United States has carried out one or more of these actions in 69 countries.

Harper and his cronies are their best friends and needs to be stoped now!

[Gridlock]

filesonic is down too now...

Read somewhere that in an attempt to keep their giraffes and Mercedes', they have been re-working their site to eliminate the share feature.

[Jermyzy]

filesonic is down too now...

WTF, I just bought a lifetime premium membership last month. Luckily I payed by paypal, and just filed a dispute. Let's hope I can get a refund!

[shenmecar]

Everything is down, FileSonic, FileServe, FileJungle, FilePost, Uploadstation.

:okay:

[ITR2k5]

saw this on FB:

$$$$$$$$$$ – Closed

Fileserve – Stopped filesharing. You can only download your own files. Deleting multiple files. Banning Premium accounts. Closed Affiliate Program.

Filesonic – Stopped filesharing. You can only download your own files. Closed Affiliate Program. Changed server location Jan 22, 2012. Taken down it's Facebook page Now using Digital fingerprinting. Files are being deleted as soon as uploaded (as Hotfile did).

VideoBB – Closed Affiliate Program.

Filepost – Started suspending accounts with infringing material (as Hotfile did)

Uploaded.to – Blocked U.S. access.

Videozer – Closed Affiliate Program.

Filejungle – Owned by Fileserve (same as above). Testing USA IP addresses blocking.

Uploadstation – Owned by Fileserve (same as above). Testing USA IP addresses blocking.

4Shared – Deleting multiple files

EnterUpload - Down (Redirect)

[muteki]

Another one.

$$$$$$$$$$ - Closed.
Rapidshare - status unknown
FileServe - Closing does not sell premium. File sharing already disabled.
FileJungle - Deleting files. Locked in the U.S..
UploadStation - Locked in the U.S..
FileSonic - the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation). No longer allows sharing files.
VideoBB - Closed! would disappear soon.
Uploaded - Banned U.S. and the FBI went after the owners who are gone.
FilePost - Deleting all material (will leave executables, pdfs, txts)
Videoz - closed and locked in the countries affiliated with the USA.
4shared - Deleting files with copyright and waits in line at the FBI.
MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days

[InvisibleSoul]

Wow, son of a bitch. I guess I would be scared shiftless as well if I ran one of those sites.

[ShadowBun]

fuuuu
dam gov't
dont they have better things to do?

[hongy]

..Where the fuck do I get chinese songs now..Can not buy that shit here.

[StylinRed]

hotfile is still around?

[PavelGTR]

Another one.

$$$$$$$$$$ - Closed.
Rapidshare - status unknown
FileServe - Closing does not sell premium. File sharing already disabled.
FileJungle - Deleting files. Locked in the U.S..
UploadStation - Locked in the U.S..
FileSonic - the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation). No longer allows sharing files.
VideoBB - Closed! would disappear soon.
Uploaded - Banned U.S. and the FBI went after the owners who are gone.
FilePost - Deleting all material (will leave executables, pdfs, txts)
Videoz - closed and locked in the countries affiliated with the USA.
4shared - Deleting files with copyright and waits in line at the FBI.
MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days

Rapidshare seems to still be up...for the time being

2shared is still up

[tgill]

usenet
:fuckyea:

[Gnomes]

The US government turned thousands of MU and other file sharer babies into usenet terrorists

A week ago most normal joes had no idea how to do anything but torrents and direct downloads. A negligible percentage actually did any of the uploading and packaging for distribution, or the kind of 'pirating' the government actually cares about.

Now everyone's learning to fend for themselves and taking the steps no one thought necessary before all this. Joining private torrent trackers and learning to set-up and use Usenet is becoming the norm, opening themselves to even more contents.

Good job America.

[TurtMcDirt]

lol... onguardonline.gov owned by antisec do you really want to step to this? (http://onguardonline.gov) is hacked up

[Manic!]

Just the main paragraph. not the illegal stuff.

#op$$$$$$$$$$ #antisec #anonymous
#ANTISEC SEZ ITS SOPA/PIPA/ACTA RETALIATION TIME.
PASS THAT TRASH AND WE WILL RM HALF THE CORPORATE INTERNET

"OnGuardOnline.gov, a partnership of fourteen federal agencies managed by the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC)" ... "the bad guys constantly develop new ways to attack your computer, so your security software must be
up-to-date to protect against the latest threats." ... etc etc you got rooted and rm'd. umad? don't like
it when your site is wiped of the internet do you?

If SOPA/PIPA/ACTA passes we will wage a relentless war against the corporate internet, destroying dozens upon
dozens of government and company websites. As you are reading this we are amassing our allied armies of
darkness, preparing boatloads of stolen booty for our next raid. We are sitting on hundreds of rooted servers
getting ready to drop all your mysql dumps and mail spools. Your passwords? Your precious bank accounts? Even
your online dating details?! You ain't even trying to step to this.

[Soundy]

Jonathan Coulton Destroys The Rationale Behind The $$$$$$$$$$ Seizure With A Single Tweet; Follows Up With Epic Blog Post | Techdirt http://bit.ly/xdJbUo

http://i.imgur.com/CeHsJ.png

[RRxtar]

^best quote from that article

"Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There's your anti-piracy plan."



Ya, you can buy songs on Iturns or Beatport or places like that now but IMO, they are still charging too much.

Im not going to pay up to $4 for one song that I probably wont listen to in 3 months. Realistically tho, if I could easily download songs (without fucking Iturns) for 50c a piece in a high quality format, I would do it in a heartbeat. You can say 50c is too cheap buy hey guess what, 50c is better than 0c.

if 100 people want a song:
if its $2 and hard to get, maybe 5 people will purchase, and 95 will pirate
if its 50c and EASY to get, im talking so easy you don't even have to think about how to do it, maybe one day 50 people will purchase and 50 will pirate.

There needs to be an overhaul of the availability of purchasing music. It needs to be integrated into us culturally. I dont know how, and I dont think the people who make money from it care enough to try. Right now its easier to download pirated music than it is to find it legally to purchase and pay for.

[Lomac]

^best quote from that article

"Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There's your anti-piracy plan."



Ya, you can buy songs on Iturns or Beatport or places like that now but IMO, they are still charging too much.

Im not going to pay up to $4 for one song that I probably wont listen to in 3 months. Realistically tho, if I could easily download songs (without fucking Iturns) for 50c a piece in a high quality format, I would do it in a heartbeat. You can say 50c is too cheap buy hey guess what, 50c is better than 0c.

if 100 people want a song:
if its $2 and hard to get, maybe 5 people will purchase, and 95 will pirate
if its 50c and EASY to get, im talking so easy you don't even have to think about how to do it, maybe one day 50 people will purchase and 50 will pirate.

There needs to be an overhaul of the availability of purchasing music. It needs to be integrated into us culturally. I dont know how, and I dont think the people who make money from it care enough to try. Right now its easier to download pirated music than it is to find it legally to purchase and pay for.

I've actually been buying a lot of music lately online lately, and not because of SOPA or anything like that.

Personally, I don't find $.99 or $1.29 per song that expensive. I'd rather spend $4 for three or four songs I enjoy rather than $12-15 for a CD that I only bought because of those three songs. And, really, as much as I despise iTunes, buying a song through my old iPhone (which is now solely used as an iPod) is super freakin' easy. It's more difficult to get into my car, drive the ten minutes into town, spend fifteen minutes looking for the CD and stand in line. Sure, there are a few bands that still aren't on iTunes, but the majority of them are, as well as a bunch of obscure ones that I'm fans of.

I don't see what the big deal is.

[bloodmack]

pfft. the artists still get their money even if we don't "buy" it. Last physical piece of music i bought was in the late 90's..

[Sky_2000]

https://plus.google.com/u/0/111314089359991626869/posts/HQJxDRiwAWq

Why was $$$$$$$$$$ really shut down?

In December of 2011, just weeks before the takedown, Digital Music News reported on something new that the creators of #$$$$$$$$$$ were about to unroll. Something that would rock the music industry to its core. (http://goo.gl/A7wUZ)

I present to you... MegaBox. MegaBox was going to be an alternative music store that was entirely cloud-based and offered artists a better money-making opportunity than they would get with any record label.

"UMG knows that we are going to compete with them via our own music venture called Megabox.com, a site that will soon allow artists to sell their creations directly to consumers while allowing artists to keep 90 percent of earnings," $$$$$$$$$$ founder Kim 'Dotcom' Schmitz told Torrentfreak

Not only did they plan on allowing artists to keep 90% of their earnings on songs that they sold, they wanted to pay them for songs they let users download for free.

"We have a solution called the Megakey that will allow artists to earn income from users who download music for free," Dotcom outlined. "Yes that's right, we will pay artists even for free downloads. The Megakey business model has been tested with over a million users and it works."

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2011/111221airvinyl

[Soundy]

I've actually been buying a lot of music lately online lately, and not because of SOPA or anything like that.

Personally, I don't find $.99 or $1.29 per song that expensive. I'd rather spend $4 for three or four songs I enjoy rather than $12-15 for a CD that I only bought because of those three songs. And, really, as much as I despise iTunes, buying a song through my old iPhone (which is now solely used as an iPod) is super freakin' easy. It's more difficult to get into my car, drive the ten minutes into town, spend fifteen minutes looking for the CD and stand in line. Sure, there are a few bands that still aren't on iTunes, but the majority of them are, as well as a bunch of obscure ones that I'm fans of.

I don't see what the big deal is.
This goes back to the days of the famous Napster battles, where the Record Industry was focusing all their bile on Napster, which only let to the proliferation of other sharing systems like Limewire, Usenet, Bittorrent, etc.

At the time, I was using IRC to get music and video - go to the appropriate channel, send a message to a bot, get the bot's list of files, request file from bot. Worked pretty well... but wasn't particularly user-friendly.

I've always said, Napster wasn't popular because it was free... it was popular because it was EASY. Launch the program, type in the name of the song you're looking for, click the download button, and a little while later, you have it. Free is a bonus, but people used it because it was EASY for the n00bs.

Apple recognized this with iTunes and the iTunes Store, and thus it's the most successful music store ever. Love it or hate it, Apple got the ease-of-use thing down pat: buy an iPod, install the software, sign up for the store... now you can just type in your search, download your music, and it automatically appears on your iPod (default operation of iTunes sync for years). With few exceptions, you pay 99 cents for your song, and you can load it onto "X" number of iPods, no fuss, no muss.

After Napster was taken down, Microsoft tried to roll them (or the name at least) into Windows Media Player in a similar concept... problem was, they never figured out to make it EASY. It was a pain in the ass to use, and the licensing was all over the place: some songs, you still had to buy and download the full album... some, you were allowed to put on your music player, but not burn to a CD... some you could burn twice but only load on one player, others you could load to five different players and burn up to five times... and so on. Nothing like downloading a couple dozen songs and wanting to make a mix CD for the car, and finding WMP would only allow you to actually put a handful of them on the CD.

"Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There's your anti-piracy plan."

BANG FUCKING ON.

[Gridlock]

https://plus.google.com/u/0/111314089359991626869/posts/HQJxDRiwAWq



Digital Music News - $$$$$$$$$$ Is Now Launching a Music Service Called MegaBox... (http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2011/111221airvinyl)

Well, that explains how you get will.i.am and others to make a video extolling the virtues of mega.

That part in this whole story had confused me.

[thumper]

i haven't been able to read all the posts here so sorry in advance if this has already been discussed.

there is a lot of talk about going to other sites that are either still up or are new in the wake of what is happening... is that not safe? i tried to search online but could only find this old article:

Streaming Movie Sites May Be Traps to Catch Illegal Viewers (http://www.venturearticles.com/streaming-movie-sites-may-be-traps.html)

[RRxtar]

my issue with Itunes is that Im not an Iphone user and while I do use an Ipod, i wouldnt call myself an Ipod user.

so having to use a proprietary program like Itunes to download an Itunes song that I have to play with Itunes drives me nuts.

It sorta goes back to the whole drag and drop issue/argument with Itunes/Ipods. I want to have a song and be able to freely move it around between my phone, portable music device, computer, different folders, etc, without using someones program.

Apple absolutely has the market in their hands, but its not an ideal configuration, imo.

[Meowjin]

you should see how successful steam is.

[Soundy]

my issue with Itunes is that Im not an Iphone user and while I do use an Ipod, i wouldnt call myself an Ipod user.

so having to use a proprietary program like Itunes to download an Itunes song that I have to play with Itunes drives me nuts.

It sorta goes back to the whole drag and drop issue/argument with Itunes/Ipods. I want to have a song and be able to freely move it around between my phone, portable music device, computer, different folders, etc, without using someones program.

Apple absolutely has the market in their hands, but its not an ideal configuration, imo.

Except you're obviously a power user. It's not supposed to be "ideal" for everyone - it's supposed to be EASY for the n00bs. Since n00bs outnumber power users at least 25:1, it makes for a very attractive market segment.

[tgill]

you should see how successful steam is.
Steam is a great example of make it easy and people will buy it.

Steam was at 30million active users a year ago, and is now at 40million active users. This is a result of easy of use, competitive pricing, the introduction of free2play, and compelling games adopting the steamworks multiplayer framework bundling steam into retail games.

This year steam is introducing "Big Picture Mode" providing a 10foot interface for use with TV's in the home entertainment system another easy of use feature.

[TheNewGirl]

I use Steam, Big Fish Games (for casual games) and Gog.com (Good Old Games) a lot.

All three have proven that people will happily pay to play if prices are kept low and as many barriers as possible are removed between the user and the game.

[Lomac]

my issue with Itunes is that Im not an Iphone user and while I do use an Ipod, i wouldnt call myself an Ipod user.

so having to use a proprietary program like Itunes to download an Itunes song that I have to play with Itunes drives me nuts.

It sorta goes back to the whole drag and drop issue/argument with Itunes/Ipods. I want to have a song and be able to freely move it around between my phone, portable music device, computer, different folders, etc, without using someones program.

Apple absolutely has the market in their hands, but its not an ideal configuration, imo.

The thing is that you don't need an iPod to get music off of iTunes. I have a GalaxyS and all I do is when I sync my phone in Kies, I import one of my iTunes playlists and voila.

I do agree with the whole drag and drop issue, though. That is one of my major gripes about Apple and their iPods/iPhones. Sure, I've gotten around it but the average user isn't going to be able to learn how, or at least be bothered to do so.

[StylinRed]

what i hate about steam is i cant be playing 2 different games on 2 different computers.... (like cousin plays TF2 and I play M&MH5)


as for Itunes i cant stand the crappy mp3 quality...... why cant these types of sites/programs offer 320kbps MP3s (there are some sites/services that offer it but not for most songs) or even Flac files... i wouldnt have a problem paying $1 a file then

as it is buying cds and ripping them is still the way to go for me (but i dont do this anymore either, i just listen to internet radio off my phone)



oh and netload still works dont know how i forgot about them used to use it

[Eastwood]

These guys made millions off stealing. Can't believe the sympathy for them. If you look at there lavish lifestyles, the cars, the homes, the money, it is all contributed to the success of others.

I can't see how any court in America or New Zealand won't throw the book at them.

Job well done, its time the FED goes after the websites instead of the users.

[Neva]

Happens all day everyday only there's a spotlight on this particular company right now. Using other people's hard work to benefit yourself is pretty much how it's done and it's been like that since the first corporations and it'll be like that until the end of time.

[Speed2K]

Jonathan Coulton Destroys The Rationale Behind The $$$$$$$$$$ Seizure With A Single Tweet; Follows Up With Epic Blog Post | Techdirt Jonathan Coulton Destroys The Rationale Behind The $$$$$$$$$$ Seizure With A Single Tweet; Follows Up With Epic Blog Post | Techdirt (http://bit.ly/xdJbUo)

http://i.imgur.com/CeHsJ.png

^Brilliant, totally brilliant! Before today I never heard of, nor listened to one song by Jonathan Coulton, after reading his post I actually did, not the type of music I like but I'm sure other people will buy his songs now.

[Firmware]

:badpokerface:

[RRxtar]

^Brilliant, totally brilliant! Before today I never heard of, nor listened to one song by Jonathan Coulton, after reading his post I actually did, not the type of music I like but I'm sure other people will illegally download his songs now.

:troll:

[ilovebacon]

Kim Dotcom - The Interview - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMas0tWc0sg&feature=g-logo-xit

[twitchyzero]

lol holy fuck
it's like raiding Saddam's palace

[StylinRed]

Kim Dotcom is launching a new service MEGA



https://mega.co.nz/


its getting hammered currently by people going to it and signing up supposedly they're getting a 100,000 registrations an hour

cloud service

[GabAlmighty]

Just finished reading Wired magazines article on him, learned a lot.

[Manic!]

His new site is a cloud service. Everyone gets 50 gigs free. Also all files are encrypted.

[Harvey Specter]

Kim Dotcom: The Man Behind $$$$$$$$$$ - YouTube

[knight604]

Old new! Been back since last Jan ?

[Harvey Specter]

Yup, he started the new site last year. Video is from last month.

[fsy82]

The piratebay and eztv have been shutdown this past week

[nabs]

^^

It always happens, they'll be back up...

[Manic!]

EZTV is back up with a proxy site but Icefilms is down but people say they will be up in a few days.

[murd0c]

piratebay was up a day after

[Manic!]

piratebay was up a day after

Nope it's still down. Other sites clamed to be PB but did not work.

[hotjoint]

There's a new link for piratebay, it was up the day after

[Manic!]

There's a new link for piratebay, it was up the day after

Did you try it? because from what I have read they are fake sites and do not work.


Fake Pirate Bay Lies to Press and Fakes User Uploads | TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com/fake-pirate-bay-lies-to-press-and-fakes-user-uploads-141215/)

[TOPEC]

the current piratebays r just "mirror" of their own site but in the old pirate bay layout

[StylinRed]

paradox was shut down by their provider too don't know whenthey'll be back up they've been having connection/shutdown issues for these past couple months

[nabs]

I know some other kick-ass site that's still works, it's what im using right now.

[hchang]

^ Hah. Subtle

[shenmecar]

mega.co.nz is actually a pretty good cloud storage provider.

[multicartual]

Yarr matey ye best not be stealin' porn from pinkbeard or ye may be keel-hauled balls-first!