The seemingly inevitable has happened: following in the footsteps of the MPAA, the big music labels behind the RIAA have filed a copyright lawsuit against Megaupload. The companies assert that Kim Dotcom and crew both fostered and handsomely …
The seemingly inevitable has happened: following in the footsteps of the MPAA, the big music labels behind the RIAA have filed a copyright lawsuit against Megaupload. The companies assert that Kim Dotcom and crew both fostered and handsomely …
Here’s a quick summary of events: * On Wednesday, thousands of websites participated in an “internet blackout”, protesting against proposed US anti-piracy legislation. * Yesterday, file-sharing website Megaupload was shut down, and its founders arrested. The charge? Online piracy alleged to have cost the entertainment industry more than half a billion dollars. * Overnight, websites […]
As most of you already now, yesterday Megaupload was closed by the FBI, accused of “copyright infringement”. You can read FBI’s press release here where the details of the case are explained, and you can see how each accused person in this case could face 50 years jail time. We should be concerned, as the […]
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