ZDA: Oblasti ukinile delovanja strani Megaupload

zakon

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Eno največjih spletnih strani za izmenjavo datotek Megaupload so ameriške oblasti zaprle, saj je kršila zakon proti spletnemu piratstvu.

''Zaprtje spletne strani je eden največjih kazenskih primerov kršenja avtorskih pravic v ZDA, ki se nanaša na napačno shranjevanje javnih datotek in njihovo distribucijo, s čimer je bila kršena intelektualna lastnina,'' so z ameriškega pravosodnega ministrstva zapisali v sporočilu za javnosti.

Ukinitev Megauploada naj ne bi bila povezana z nedavnimi protesti
Obtožnica lastnike strani bremeni kršenja avtorskih pravic in pranja denarja, s čimer naj bi lastnikje avtorskih pravic oškodovali za 500 milijonov dolarjev. Ameriško pravosodno ministrstvo je že odredilo nalog za aretacijo dveh soustanoviteljev spletne strani Kim Schmitz in Mathiasa Ortmanna, ki so ju aretirali Novi Zelandiji. Trije na aretacijo še čakajo.

Ameriško Zvezno sodišče je prav tako odredilo zaplembo 18 domen, ki jih povezujejo z v Hong Kongu leta 2005 registriranim podjetjem. Sodišče je izdalo nalog za aretacijo 20 ljudi v devetih državah, zaplenili pa si jim premoženje v vrednosti okoli 50 milijonov dolarjev.

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Preiskovalci trdijo, da ukinitev Megauploada ni povezano z za nekatere sporno protipiratsko zakonodajo, ki je pred dnevi sprožila vsesplošne proteste 'Stop spletnemu piratstvu' (Stop Online Piracy Act - Sopa) in 'Zaščitimo pravice intelektualne lastnine' (Protect Intellectual Property Act – Pipa). Med podporniki je bila tudi spletna enciklopedija Wikipedia, ki je v sredo za ves dan umaknila svoje vsebine s spleta.

Pravico je med drugim 'v svoje roke' vzela tudi vse bolj odmevna skupina hekerjev Anonymous, ki naj bi že vdrla na spletno stran FBI-ja in ameriškega sodišča. Motnje delovanja spletne strani pa naj bi imelo tudi Ameriško združenje filmskih ustvarjalcev.

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msenjur

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mah tm v ameriki so tud bolani s takimi forami no... pa kako jim ni jasno, da se piratstva ne bo dalo ustavit?!! Na netu je še 100+ strani za datoteke sharat, in zdej bo en megaupload naredil kakšno razliko??

Zakaj avtorji raje ne začnejo razmišljati o ugodnih programih in filmih?
 

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KillaKHAN

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ma meni je bil ta megaupload čisto mimo, vedno čakat na ticket, pa včasih ni šlo... morda, če bi imel account gor, samo jebeš to, ko moraš za piratstvo plačat
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Judging by a report on TechCrunch reporting on a new (conspiracy?) theory why MegaUpload was really shut down, it appears that MegaUpload was on the verge of launching a new business model for artists, which would have blasted the likes of the RIAA and the big music companies they represent into irrelevance. That of course, they could not allow. The 'piracy' argument was a smokescreen.



MegaUpload, founded by Kim Dotcom, was about to launch a new music store and DIY distribution service called Megabox, which would have completely disrupted the established music industry. MegaUpload was in a legal war with the RIAA & MPAA, with MegaUpload having just sued Universal Music Group for wrongly blocking their recent star-studded YouTube campaign and things were getting very ugly indeed. However, it looks like the quiet launch of Megabox would have been a step too far, so they tore MegaUpload apart. TechCrunch explains how Megabox would have worked:

"Dotcom described Megabox as Megaupload’s iTunes competitor, which would even eventually offer free premium movies via Megamovie, a site set to launch in 2012. This service would take Megaupload from being just a digital locker site to a full-fledged player in the digital content game.

The kicker was Megabox would cater to unsigned artists and allow anyone to sell their creations while allowing the artist to retain 90% of the earnings. Or, artists could even giveaway their songs and would be paid through a service called Megakey. “Yes that’s right, we will pay artists even for free downloads. The Megakey business model has been tested with over a million users and it works,” Kim Dotcom told TorrentFreak in December. Megabox was planning on bypassing the labels, RIAA, and the entire music establishment."

MegaUpload was not the first site to try this business model, one far more generous to the artists that actually produce this precious content than the established order that claims to be protecting them. However, they were huge, being the 13th most visited site on the internet, taking 4% of worldwide internet traffic and had a massive 180 million registered users with over 50 million visiting the site daily. Hence they were likely to have pulled it off. Bad news for the all-powerful established music businesses and something they couldn't let happen. Right now, Kim Dotcom and several other executives from the now defunct site and brand are awaiting trial on several charges, including various counts of piracy, racketeering and money laundering. TechCrunch described MegaUpload's demise beautifully:

"It seems they flew too close to the sun. High on success and a half a world away in New Zealand and Hong Kong, they attempted to take on the music industry head-on. Now they’re in jail."

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159397