Megaupload Shut Down and Anonymous Strikes Back

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  1. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    So The US Government shut down megaupload for "copyright infringement" and all that stuff that is being discussed in SOPA and PIPA. 4 of the leaders of the site have been arrested and 3 others have charges against them. In retaliation, Anonymous hacked and shut down The Universal Music, RIAA, MPAA, and the Department of Justice sites, among others. They are also planning on shutting down the FBI's site. WTF is going on??!?!?!?

    http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/megaupload-taken-down-on-piracy-allegations/

    http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/19/anonymous-megaupload-department-of-justice/?grcc=88888
    slydessertfox, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. LeonTrotsky Well-Known Member

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    Well, technically MegaUpload did distribute stolen material so....
    LeonTrotsky, Jan 20, 2012
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  3. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    But I mean the fact that the government is all of a sudden doing this during the SOPA controversy raises questions.
    slydessertfox, Jan 20, 2012
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  4. LeonTrotsky Well-Known Member

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    Well, my understanding is that the wheels were in motion weeks before the SOPA controversy went 'public'. However, I think the government is trying to see what they can do without SOPA.
    LeonTrotsky, Jan 20, 2012
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  5. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    Which is scaring me because maybe they will start shutting down these sites without passing SOPA.
    slydessertfox, Jan 20, 2012
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  6. Romulus211 Proconsul

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    They got shut down because of Racketeering and money laundering.
    Romulus211, Jan 20, 2012
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  7. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    pedro3131, Jan 20, 2012
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  8. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    Damn you Pedro for ruin the fun with facts and information instead of going "AHHHHHH SOPA"
    Viking Socrates, Jan 20, 2012
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  9. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    I don't understand why America can have jurisdiction over a Hong Kong company and order the arrest of people living in New Zealand.
    0bserver92, Jan 20, 2012
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  10. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    Anonymous doesn't solve any problems with their "hacking". They cause problems (Damn Terroist Group)
    GeneralofCarthage, Jan 20, 2012
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  11. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    Ask for extradition.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Jan 20, 2012
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  12. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    And if they refuse to extradite?
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    -20 relations.
    Romulus211, Jan 20, 2012
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  14. LeonTrotsky Well-Known Member

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    And if it's Latin America, we send in the marines.
    LeonTrotsky, Jan 20, 2012
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  15. General Mosh Citystates Founder!

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    Its certainly not a simple coincidence this happened when SOPA was on the table. The government is going to begin cracking down hard on these websites. I believe that our government becomes more omnipresent and overbearing, and this was wrong. The FBI should NOT be able to do this. America uses its superpower status to make sure countries like New Zealand stay in line. My dad claims that the government is now going to shut down all of these websites. Then again my dad is a military sergeant and an obvious conservative to boot, while I tend to be much more liberal, to the point that I now consider myself a democratic socialist. In any case, I believe trying to bring all these websites down is like tying to kill the Hydra. Shut down one website and you make its competitors stronger, and leave room for smaller websites to rise and take its place.
    General Mosh, Jan 21, 2012
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  16. slydessertfox Total War Branch Head

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    Apparently the FBI convinced the New Zealand authorities to arrest them.

    No I actually support what anonymous did.
    slydessertfox, Jan 21, 2012
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  17. GeneralofCarthage Well-Known Member

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    Why? The last time they hacked something that I know of was PSN which caused a HUGE problem for PS3 users.
    GeneralofCarthage, Jan 21, 2012
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  18. pottman Well-Known Member

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    Sony did had that coming, even though it was at expense of the users.
    pottman, Jan 21, 2012
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    I don't care if they had it coming. What is the point in ruining people's experience? That is wrong.
    GeneralofCarthage, Jan 21, 2012
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  20. pottman Well-Known Member

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    It's just my opinion, you don't have to like it.
    pottman, Jan 21, 2012
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