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Judge declines to kill 25 petabytes of Megaupload data
Judge declines to kill 25 petabytes of Megaupload data
Last week, attorneys for the former top cyberlocker Megaupload came out swinging, calling the criminal prosecution of the site's top executives ...... 16 Apr 2012 - 3 comments
Megaupload attorney claims government is trying to destroy evidence in case
Megaupload attorney claims government is trying to destroy evidence in case
Attorneys for the former top cyberlocker Megaupload have come out swinging, calling the criminal prosecution of the site's top executives "unduly ...... 10 Apr 2012 - 16 comments
Paramount Pictures identifies 5 'rogue' cyberlockers that should be shut down
Paramount Pictures identifies 5 'rogue' cyberlockers that should be shut down
Just months after the shut down of the world's top cyberlocker Megaupload, Paramount Picture's has sent the MPAA and U.S. DOJ a list of 5 "rogue" ...... 02 Apr 2012 - 11 comments
Megaupload data gets reprieve from deletion for two weeks
Megaupload data gets reprieve from deletion for two weeks
Yesterday we reported that the hosting companies behind Megaupload's data were about ready to pull the plug on the data since the company could ...... 31 Jan 2012 - 2 comments
RIAA comments on the death of Megaupload
RIAA comments on the death of Megaupload
Last week, the U.S. government shut down Megaupload.com, one of the largest and longest running cyberlockers in the business. Its founders, ...... 26 Jan 2012 - 40 comments
Swizz Beatz was not CEO of Megaupload
Swizz Beatz was not CEO of Megaupload
Yesterday, the U.S. government shut down Megaupload.com, one of the largest and longest running cyberlockers in the business. Its founder, Kim ...... 21 Jan 2012 - 1 comment
Pirate Bay boys launch legal cyberlocker 'BayFiles'
Pirate Bay boys launch legal cyberlocker 'BayFiles'
The founders of the infamous torrent tracker The Pirate Bay have announced the launch of their own legal cyberlocker, called BayFiles. The ...... 30 Aug 2011 - 4 comments
Hotfile to countersue Warner Bros. over anti-piracy abuse
Hotfile to countersue Warner Bros. over anti-piracy abuse
The once-popular cyberlocker Hotfile is preparing to countersue Warner Bros., whilst currently in the middle of a lawsuit brought against it ...... 17 Aug 2011 - 14 comments
Hotfile files to have MPAA case dismissed
Hotfile files to have MPAA case dismissed
Hotfile, the cyberlocker which quickly became one of the 100 most trafficked sites in the world, has filed a motion to dismiss the case brought ...... 08 Apr 2011 - 1 comment
Hotfile begins suspending premium accounts
Hotfile begins suspending premium accounts
Hotfile has begun taking a harsh stance on copyright infringement, says TF, with the cyberlocker deleting premium accounts, along with all the files in them. ...... 22 Feb 2011 - 17 comments
Hotfile sued by Hollywood studios
Hotfile sued by Hollywood studios
Disney, Fox, Columbia, Warner Bros. and Universal have jointly sued cyberlocker Hofile.com, claiming copyright infringement "on a massive scale." ...... 09 Feb 2011 - 4 comments
     

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