Megaupload.com Gets Hit By Mega Piracy Indictment
M-E-G-A Shut me down today - RIP
Justice and FBI Crack Down on Megaupload.com - ABC News
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The Justice Department has indicted seven individuals and two companies behind the popular file sharing website Megaupload.com which has been touted by stars will.i.am, Kim Kardashian and Puff Daddy.
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Feds claim this has nothing to do with SOPA/PIPA and the indictments are the result of a 2 year investigation. Of course the indictment didn't come without a backlash.
Anonymous attacks DOJ site after feds shut down Megaupload - Jan. 19, 2012
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Hours later, Megaupload's fans turned the table on the feds. "Hacktivist" collective Anonymous said it set its sights on the U.S. Department of Justice and apparently knocked the agency's website offline.
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poetichentai Michael Suen
In retaliation for #Megaupload's shutdown, @AnonOps takes down justice.gov, universalmusic.com, and RIAA.org. geekosystem.com/anon-justice-u…
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