The closing of Megupload made me lose files?

[9robin3]

Hello! I have a problem! Since Megaupload was banned, I have lost some files. Have I lost them forever or how can I rescue them? I DONT have them on the computer, but only on Megaupload, but now I cant reach them! HELP.

Mail me at: andblom.robin@gmail.com

thanks in advice

 

[Ellie]

They are most certainly gone for good, sorry.

 

[9robin3]

They are most certainly gone for good, sorry.

ok too bad

so is this one fake then:

http://megavideo.bz/ ?

 

[LiquidMetal91]

Prolly, but there is a chance that Megaupload wins the lawsuit, hence putting up the site again
If this happens (which i hope), all is fine

 

[Daxis]

Unfortunately, it is considerably unlikely for MU to win the case. The guys who made it were all really, really shady. The copyrighted stuff it stored were all pretty similar to other filesharing sites, but its size made the amount proportionally more. The government wouldn't shut down MU unless they had some really solid grounds to jail them on.
IE, don't count on MU winning the case.

 

[9robin3]

Unfortunately, it is considerably unlikely for MU to win the case. The guys who made it were all really, really shady. The copyrighted stuff it stored were all pretty similar to other filesharing sites, but its size made the amount proportionally more. The government wouldn't shut down MU unless they had some really solid grounds to jail them on.
IE, don't count on MU winning the case.

ohh thats to bad I have an old game uploaded there, which I (for some reason) don't have on the computer anymore

 

[DJ]

The head of MegaUpload and crews are arrested for committing several crimes, and I heard they're going to be in jail for more than 45 years. So I think this is a goodbye for MegaUpload, Sadly.

 

[9robin3]

The head of MegaUpload and crews are arrested for committing several crimes, and I heard they're going to be in jail for more than 45 years. So I think this is a goodbye for MegaUpload, Sadly.

45 years? OMG you gotta be kidding:O if thats true it REALLY is goodbye

 

[DJ]

The head of MegaUpload and crews are arrested for committing several crimes, and I heard they're going to be in jail for more than 45 years. So I think this is a goodbye for MegaUpload, Sadly.

45 years? OMG you gotta be kidding:O if thats true it REALLY is goodbye

20 Years for extorting, 20 Years for money laundering, 5 Years for violating copyrights.
No wonder MegaUpload is dead.

 

[Venetia]

They're charging Dotcom and the other MU big-wigs with copyright infringements exceeding $500m--but what they're failing to do is provide concrete evidence as to why the share of their "intellectual property" equaled that much in damages.

That's the problem with "Intellectual Property Theft" -- it's not actually provable. According to law, if I owned a legit copy of the Bad Boyz II DVD and masochistically wanted to watch it on a different computer while I was on a business trip, I am within my rights to do whatever I want with the media to transfer or backup a copy of it that I can use. Whether or not the file is ACTUALLY shared with other people is no more my concern than it is the file host. And, in that example, who is to say whether or not 1 or 1000 people who d/l'd a copy of the Bad Boyz II movie ACTUALLY bought it & owned it? For every person who OWNED it but d/l'd it anyway -- for all the people who accidentally d/l'd it multiple times -- for all the people who d/l'd it and yet never watched it -- these are variables which would affect the "damages" estimate.

In addition, how are they valuing their movies or music? Are they trying to value these things on an average store-price scale, or are they just pinning whatever figure on it they feel like they deserve for it? How do you even value a digital movie or song? You can't take manufacturing costs into consideration -- you have to value them at a price that people would be willing to pay! And, with digital media, that never amounts to much!

Lastly -- MegaUpload never operated in the United States, yet the country's trying to extradite the heads of MU for breaking U.S. laws.
How is that justifiable?

Let's say I make out with some random passerby on the street. Someone takes a photo of it and posts it all over some Iranian website. But public displays of affection and acts of kissing someone you're not married to are highly illegal in Iran. Should I be subject to being extradited there to be given a trial for breaking Iranian law?

ugh

 

[BlueScope]

@Venetia: I think you at least got the second paragraph wrong... first and foremost, if you are aware that the file you upload will be accessible to others, it's not exclusively the filehoster's concern, but yours. Then, you are of course allowed to create backup copies, but you're not entitled to backup copies you didn't make from the media you own. In other words, owning Bad Boys II doesn't allow you to download the movie online, unless it's the very same you ripped and you uploaded (the part you're right with is that it's non-proveable, of course). And yeah, damage isn't just coming from people who watched the movie, it's from everyone who downloaded it - it's like you buying a DVD and not watching it - you still payed.

Basically, I agree with the rest though ^^

 

[moog]

the jurys gonna convict them no matter how innocent they may be. they didnt do shit in the US so wtf america

 

[9robin3]

yeah its very strange:O

 

[ForeverZer0]

Lastly -- MegaUpload never operated in the United States, yet the country's trying to extradite the heads of MU for breaking U.S. laws.
How is that justifiable?
ugh

MegaUpload has over 1000 US based servers, and used PayPal, a US-based company, for financial transactions.

 

[benos]

What ForeverZer0 said in his sig.

 

[Spoo]

@benos & Zer0

Most definitely; Dropbox is a beautiful thing indeed.

 

[9robin3]

@benos & Zer0

Most definitely; Dropbox is a beautiful thing indeed.

maybe I will try that one out^^ It is possible to share files (like links) to other sites?

 

[ForeverZer0]

My referrals are maxed out, so if someone has a link to theirs, I'd be happy to change the link in my sig.

 

[Draycos Goldaryn]

@benos & Zer0

Most definitely; Dropbox is a beautiful thing indeed.

maybe I will try that one out^^ It is possible to share files (like links) to other sites?

I just took a look at their TOS:

The Services provide features that allow you to share your stuff with others or to make it public. There are many things that users may do with that stuff (for example, copy it, modify it, re-share it). Please consider carefully what you choose to share or make public. Dropbox has no responsibility for that activity.

So in short, yes you can.

 

[united washcloth express]

Obama ratified ACTA back in October. Many other countries have also signed ACTA.

It is perfectly fine for the US to target them if they are in another country that supports ACTA. The same can be done if reversed.