Swizz Beats: File-sharing Site Shut Down, Employees Indict - Hip Hop Press (press release)

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Swizz Beats: File-sharing Site Shut Down, Employees Indict Hip Hop Press (press release) Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down the Swizz Beats-run file-sharing company MegaUpload.com and charged its founder and owner with violating piracy laws. The Feds say the company has cost copyright owners more than $500 million from ... and more »

Ukraine shuts down leading file-sharing site - BusinessWeek

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Ukraine shuts down leading file-sharing site BusinessWeek Ukrainian authorities have shut down a popular file-sharing website saying it violates copyright laws, officials said Wednesday. Interior Ministry Spokesman Volodymyr Polishchuk said that Ex.ua was closed Tuesday after complaints from Microsoft, ... Ukraine file-sharing site disappearsRegister Ukraine shutters top file-sharing siteDigitaltrends.com Ukraine shuts down top file sharing websiteReuters all 159 news articles »

File-Sharing Website The Pirate Bay Brushes Off Guilty Verdict - TPM

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File-Sharing Website The Pirate Bay Brushes Off Guilty Verdict TPM The Pirate Bay was launched in 2003, and remains to date perhaps the best-known torrent file sharing website. Torrent files are the most popular form of peer-to-peer sharing on the web today, and the BitTorrent file protocol allows users to download ... Pirate Bay File Sharing Site Changes HomeIBTimes.co.uk Pirate Bay is ready for a year of challengesInquirer Pirate Bay founders are going to jailGlobalPost Wall Street Journal (blog) -TorrentFreak -RedOrbit all 128 news articles »

Nonprofit Saves File-Sharing Website Megaupload - The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)

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Nonprofit Saves File-Sharing Website Megaupload The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog) February 1, 2012; Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Last month, the file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down by US prosecutors and seven individuals were accused of racketeering based upon charges that Megaupload facilitated millions of illegal ... 50 Million Megaupload Users' Data May be Erased by ThursdayIBTimes.co.uk Nonprofit to help Megaupload users retrieve dataAtlanta Journal Constitution all 159 news articles »

FileSonic has disabled file sharing in wake of Megaupload takedown - Ars Technica

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FileSonic has disabled file sharing in wake of Megaupload takedown Ars Technica By Ryan Paul | Published January 22, 2012 7:00 PM Some filesharing sites are reining in their services in the aftermath of the recent high-profile shutdown of Megaupload. FileSonic has disabled all file sharing functionality on its website, ... FileSonic shutters: Another file-sharing site bites the dustZDNet (blog) FileSonic File-Sharing Service Next Domino to Fall After Megaupload BustTIME FileSonic Disables File Sharing After MegaUpload ArrestsPCWorld Wall Street Journal (blog) -Financial Times all 200 news articles »