Submission + - Feds Shut Down File-Sharing Website Megaupload (go.com)
Subratik writes: Today, "Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws."
The indictment given to Megaupload cites over $500 million in lost revenue from stolen intellectual-property.
Even though SOPA has drawn insurmountable criticism from both citizens and the White House, it would seem as if the US needs less of a reason everyday to not need it passed anyway.
The indictment given to Megaupload cites over $500 million in lost revenue from stolen intellectual-property.
Even though SOPA has drawn insurmountable criticism from both citizens and the White House, it would seem as if the US needs less of a reason everyday to not need it passed anyway.