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Ran across this recently:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16787486
It would seem that, in the continuing war against copyright
infringement, the feds took down a huge file sharing service. I'll
just quote from the article:
"""
Megaupload was shut down on 19 January.
It had about 150 million registered users, making it one of the most
popular file-sharing services in the world.
US authorities are seeking to extradite founder Kim Dotcom, also known
as Kim Schmitz, and three other defendants from New Zealand to the US.
Prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than
$500m (£320m) in lost revenue.
"""
Earlier in the article:
"""
Users have been unable to access data since the file-sharing service
was raided.
The warning was made in a letter filed by the US Attorney's Office.
Megaupload's lawyer Ira Rothken told the Associated Press that at
least 50 million users had data which could be deleted.
"""
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