A Sad Day for the Internet: Megaupload Shut Down

Just one day after the blackouts when sites such as Wikipedia and Reddit shut down in order to protest SOPA and PIPA, an internet giant has been silenced. Megaupload, one of the most popular file-sharing sites on the web was shut down today after being accused of costing copyright holders hundreds of millions of dollars. Charges have been filed against everyone involved, all the way down to the site's graphic designer and many employees have already been taken into custody. If this sticks, any website or service used for file-sharing could potentially be at risk.

It looks like even if SOPA and PIPA aren't passed, it could be a dark year ahead for the internet.

(via TorrentFreak)

Comments

[Yuri Walkiw]

A somber version of the Megaupload song should be written in eulogy.