Megaupload officially shutdown in US

Megaupload.com shutdown

Megaupload.com, one of the largest file sharing website, was official shutdown in US on Thursday and the company was accused of facilitating illegal downloads of music, films and other contents. Prosecutors have
accused the company to own more than $500 million to copyright holders for providing downloads and hosting pirated content on their servers. Reports say that two co-founders of Megaupload have been already arrested.
This happened right after Wikipedia, Craigslist and Reddit.com were blacked out to protest SOPA and PIPA. I think the shutdown is a reply to protestors that US government holds the ultimate power.

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