megaupload shut down by federals

[Alley]

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/19/...haring-website/

While it's true that megaupload was a massive piracy and illegal den, we all know what an action of such a scale means.

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Alley was right.

[Leo]

So the censorship begins before the bill is even passed. Dark times indeed.

~Leo

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You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark.

[Alex.]

Leo, this has nothing to do with SOPA/PIPA.

More details here: http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-shut-down-120119/

[dj ole]

So SOPA got through then?

[schlurbi]

They take one down, five new will rise.

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"Who is it doing this synthetic type of alpha beta psychedelic funkin'?"

[Alex.]

So SOPA got through then?

Nope.

[Evan_]

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[Makc_RU]

Nobody can control the internet ! A good example:

there was this movie site, once day i log on and see a beautiful CIA logo, or some other USA Federal logo, and a text: This site has been shut down due to rule violation.
A week has past, I kept searching for the site and it emerged as a new one, with a different name in a different country, where USA regulations can't touch it.

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[Leo]

If this keeps going, things are going to get really nasty. If they can do whatever they want, not only are other countries going to get pissed at the US, but the civilians are going to rise up. The internet is the last truly, free area in the entire world, where you can say whatever you want to without fear of repercussion from the Government...

...if they shut that down...well...I foresee bad times ahead.

~Leo

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You fear oblivion. Yet you forget. The universe remembers every atom of your being. Even dust hums your name in the dark.

[schlurbi]

Not just US, Grooveshark was taken down in Germany. Reason is obviously GEMA.

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"Who is it doing this synthetic type of alpha beta psychedelic funkin'?"