Megaupload shut down

Moz · #1 01-19-2012, 03:49 PM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2308295/

I hope you guys didn't keep your bootlegs and demos on that site.

Macfanforever · #2 01-19-2012, 04:08 PM

I dont store files on cloud drive sites.Thats only one .This is right after the SOPA thing yesterday.I wonder how much money is going into the politicains pockets on lobbying.
I think this country need to boycott the industry.Call out the Occupy Hollywood.

Tango · #3 01-19-2012, 04:16 PM

youtube may be next:

http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/17/tech...ined/index.htm

Moz · #4 01-19-2012, 04:24 PM

Seriously, hasn't piracy been going on for decades? Isn't this why Tusk had low sales - in 1979? Were radios and cassette recorders outlawed? No.

Macfanforever · #5 01-19-2012, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Moz

Seriously, hasn't piracy been going on for decades? Isn't this why Tusk had low sales - in 1979? Were radios and cassette recorders outlawed? No.

Yes recording off the radio with cassettes,8 track,reel to reel.

VCR's in the 1980's MPAA wanted to ban on VCR's and lost the battle.

Tango · #6 01-19-2012, 04:32 PM

Google bought youtube in 2006. YouTube says that over 48 hours of new videos are uploaded to the site every minute, and that around three quarters of the material comes from outside the U.S.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ry-minute.html

PolishStevieFan · #7 01-20-2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Moz

Seriously, hasn't piracy been going on for decades? Isn't this why Tusk had low sales - in 1979? Were radios and cassette recorders outlawed? No.

I think it was just an excuse, but very good one

But seriously if we talk about music piracy my country has inglorious history in this realm. At the dawn of democracy only few were able to buy original cassettes, vilyls and CD's that is why the whole world of unlegal music had been created for the masses. You could go easily to official music store and buy pirate versions of albums. That is why by the mid 90's I'd colleted 20 cassettes of Roxette's music even if they'd released only 3 or 4 proper studio albums

The effect of piracy has damaged Polish record industry to the point where in almost 40 million-citizens country you get Platinum certification for selling 30.000 copies...And now, with all this Internet stuff, it's even harder to convince people to buy music legally...

Macfanforever · #8 01-19-2012, 04:27 PM

So the others like Megaupload will get the ax soon.Again Boycott the industry.Sorry about the lost jobs of the normal people that work in the industry.These big corrupt corps with their 6 figure wages should go to jail for screwing their employees and the public.

KarmaContestant · #9 01-19-2012, 04:33 PM

Megaupload is a haven of criminals for the most part, sharing bootlegged movies, music and games. No surprise to see it getting targeted. It's worse than the original Napster.

No offense to anyone, but I buy my music legally. I pay to see movies. I buy books. I purchase my video games. I think I'm a minority with these habits and that's the problem.

Macfanforever · #10 01-19-2012, 04:44 PM

The only cds I've purchased was Stevie's IYD last springAnd the most of DVD/cds that I buy are FM and Stevie. in recent years and some classic rock and classic country cd's in the cheap bin at Walmart.Movies I get on tv.Music sucks on the radio.So that leaves me no need to buy cd's.

Oh most of those sites that lead to Megaupload are infested with spyware viruses.