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Topic: Megaupload a fraud

Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #16,453

Haha another site down the drain http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0HiB0PrdprLqIHlwUdYtB05l2sA?docId=c93737704b504930a11fc307d67b674d

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #282,721

Unserious fraud/scam/troll website.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 9 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #282,722

> The Hong Kong-based company listed Swizz Beatz, a musician who married Keys in 2010, as its CEO. He was not named in the indictment and declined to comment through a representative.
> Someone named Swizz Beatz

Anonymous C double-posted this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #282,725

Also, relevant:
> The summary doesn't mention it, but none of those indicted or arrested were U.S. citizens or had likely even ever set foot on U.S. soil. Even if you're in another country, you had better make sure you're not violating U.S. law. Here's a full list of those foreigners who foolishly thought they weren't under U.S. jurisdiction (from the DOJ http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/January/12-crm-074.html [justice.gov]):

> Kim Dotcom, aka Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor, 37, a resident of both Hong Kong and New Zealand. Dotcom founded Megaupload Limited and is the director and sole shareholder of Vestor Limited, which has been used to hold his ownership interests in the Mega-affiliated sites.

> Finn Batato, 38, a citizen and resident of Germany, who is the chief marketing officer;

> Julius Bencko, 35, a citizen and resident of Slovakia, who is the graphic designer;

> Sven Echternach, 39, a citizen and resident of Germany, who is the head of business development;

> Mathias Ortmann, 40, a citizen of Germany and resident of both Germany and Hong Kong, who is the chief technical officer, co-founder and director;

> Andrus Nomm, 32, a citizen of Estonia and resident of both Turkey and Estonia, who is a software programmer and head of the development software division;

> Bram van der Kolk, aka Bramos, 29, a Dutch citizen and resident of both the Netherlands and New Zealand, who oversees programming and the underlying network structure for the Mega conspiracy websites.

> Dotcom, Batato, Ortmann and van der Kolk were arrested today in Auckland, New Zealand, by New Zealand authorities, who executed provisional arrest warrants requested by the United States. Bencko, Echternach and Nomm remain at large.

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Anonymous B replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 14 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #282,729

Rapidshare and Mediafire will be the next to go. Both are pretty slow when it comes to removing copyrighted downloads.

What's scary is how long the arm of the MPAA is. The MPAA is wasting no time in buying out the law enforcement of other countries as well. It's crap like this that makes me hope piracy actually kills the entertainment industry. Sure mediafire had illegal content, but they did comply and remove said material when found.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 38 minutes later, 52 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #282,749

People still use Megaupload?

Mediafire > Megaupload

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 15 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #282,756

EM EE GEE EY

UPLOAD TO ME TODAY

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEGA!

http://vimeo.com/33426550

Anonymous E double-posted this 15 years ago, 9 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #282,758

@282,725 (C)
> Kim Schmitz

Haha, the "hacker" guy. With his Kimporerium/Kimble/Yihat and other shit. Scamming the shit out of everybody since 1995.

HaikerensGuide !10147STMWU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #282,760

inb4 North Korea or Iran decides to piss off America by becoming a safe haven for copyright infringement.

Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 39 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #282,761

@previous (HaikerensGuide !10147STMWU)
meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeega

HaikerensGuide !10147STMWU replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #282,762

Also, this was probably regarding that POS video host MegaVideo. Good riddance; too bad you had to drag MegaUpload down with you.

Homestar !RUNNERV7vk joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 6 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #283,000

I still find it weird/interesting that the US expects New Zealand to extradite these people... which it will. United States of the World more like.

Anonymous C replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #283,033

It was as if millions of downloaders suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced
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