Probably in retaliation to yesterday's protest. Just a travesty to me personally since I use these sites daily, often multiple times a day.

Ron Paul is the only candidate that will be on stage tonight who is openly talking about how wrong this bull**** is. In other words, he's the only one with a ******* spine. I'm pissed.

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So it begins. Another civil war.

The porn/warez sites must be pissed

(01-19-2012 03:45 PM)Dak10 Wrote:  Probably in retaliation to yesterday's protest. Just a travesty to me personally since I use these sites daily, often multiple times a day.

Terrorist.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/t...story.html

I love both of those sites, especially megavideo, but I can't say I blame the Feds. What did I use those sites for? Downloading music and watching bootlegged streams of shows and movies.

(01-19-2012 04:25 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  I love both of those sites, especially megavideo, but I can't say I blame the Feds. What did I use those sites for? Downloading music and watching bootlegged streams of shows and movies.

It's not so much that I mind the fed going after people who violate intellectual property law.. It's that I mind DHS doing it.

There are enough cheap options for music and TV/movie content that there is really no reason to d/load illegally. You can listen to unlimited streaming music of pretty much everything that's available for 9.99 a month on Spotify, and if you like to d/load physical files they are cheap on amazon.com, iTunes or Emusic.com. For video content there is YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, On Demand, etc, etc, etc. It's all cheap and easy and legal.

(01-19-2012 04:39 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  There are enough cheap options for music and TV/movie content that there is really no reason to d/load illegally. You can listen to unlimited streaming music of pretty much everything that's available for 9.99 a month on Spotify, and if you like to d/load physical files they are cheap on amazon.com, iTunes or Emusic.com. For video content there is YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, On Demand, etc, etc, etc. It's all cheap and easy and legal.

I agree. I subscribe to Spotify and Netflix. I still liked MegaUpload so that I could put seasons of old shows (and current shows too) on my external hard drive.

I liked it because I'm just cheap enough to not subscribe to Showtime for Dexter, Weeds, and Nurse Jackie

(01-19-2012 04:47 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  Nurse Jackie

Always wondered about that show. Is that like the chick version of House?

(01-19-2012 04:44 PM)Dak10 Wrote:  

(01-19-2012 04:39 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  There are enough cheap options for music and TV/movie content that there is really no reason to d/load illegally. You can listen to unlimited streaming music of pretty much everything that's available for 9.99 a month on Spotify, and if you like to d/load physical files they are cheap on amazon.com, iTunes or Emusic.com. For video content there is YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, On Demand, etc, etc, etc. It's all cheap and easy and legal.

I agree. I subscribe to Spotify and Netflix. I still liked MegaUpload so that I could put seasons of old shows (and current shows too) on my external hard drive.

Spotify is absolutely amazing. I listen to it at work all day, and on my phone when i'm out walking, etc.. Love how easy it is and the playlists that you can create and share, and it's seamless from multiple computers, iphone, etc. Totally changed the way I listen to music; I rarely purchase from iTunes anymore. There are some things that aren't on Spotify, but the vast majority of music that's available on iTunes or Amazon.com is available on Spotify.

If there is a legitimate legal use for the site, the entire thing shouldn't be shut down.

Attack the individuals sharing the files, uploading the files, etc. If the site owners don't cooperate to remove the offending material, then you proceed to shutting the entire thing down. It takes work, but they're using a grenade when a scalpel is warranted.

(01-19-2012 04:48 PM)Rebel Wrote:  

(01-19-2012 04:47 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  Nurse Jackie

Always wondered about that show. Is that like the chick version of House?

Not really. Lots of dirty sex surrounded by a poor plot line in the few episodes I watched.

(01-19-2012 04:39 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  There are enough cheap options for music and TV/movie content that there is really no reason to d/load illegally. You can listen to unlimited streaming music of pretty much everything that's available for 9.99 a month on Spotify, and if you like to d/load physical files they are cheap on amazon.com, iTunes or Emusic.com. For video content there is YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, On Demand, etc, etc, etc. It's all cheap and easy and legal.

ok i should clarify, i USED to use megaupload to download music, but i've been paying 9.99/month for spotify since the day it came to our shores. So basically I'll just be missing megavideo. You're right that for the most part, there are good (free) options in case you missed your shows, but it's not 100%. For instance, I recently got into the British show, Sherlock, which is on BBC1. In order to watch it, i go to sidereel and get linked to videobb or megavideo. Last night when my DVR decided not to record Royal Pains, i went to sidereel an hour after the episode had ended and it was already up.

Supposedly Anonymous attacked DOJ's website and Universal Music's website in response to Mega Upload being taken down. Haven't checked since I'm at work.

(01-19-2012 05:34 PM)Dak10 Wrote:  Supposedly Anonymous attacked DOJ's website and Universal Music's website in response to Mega Upload being taken down. Haven't checked since I'm at work.

http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kil...nge-strike

What really pisses the MPAA and RIAA off is that they've sued Rapidshare three different times. All three times Rapidshare won.

The shut down this site but don't do **** with the Mulsim sites that preach Jihad.

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