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U.S. Government Fears End of Megaupload Case

Several months ago Megaupload filed a request to dismiss the indictment against it, until the U.S. Government finds a way to properly serve the company. Megaupload based its request on “Rule 4” of criminal...

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Saturday, May 4th, 2013 Net News No Comments

As BitCoins Roll In, The Pirate Bay Adds Support For LiteCoin Donations

For many years it was relatively easy to fund file-sharing sites. There were a number of options available, from advertising and affiliate schemes, to straightforward PayPal-type donations. While all of these mechanisms still exist...

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Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 Net News No Comments

Interpol Probe Targets Funds of Major File-Hosting Services

It is no secret that due to the controversial nature of some players in the business, file-hosting sites can have trouble finding payment processors. After the Megaupload shutdown this became even more of an...

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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Dead Megaupload Still Has Millions of Visitors

With a self-proclaimed 50 million users a day, MegaUpload was one of the largest file-hosting sites on the Internet. Last year the feds shut down the popular site accusing Kim Dotcom and six others...

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Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 Net News No Comments

Keep Megaupload out of our server seizure case, US lawyers say

When the US government shut down file-sharing site Megaupload, it also grabbed the service's US-based servers, located at Carpathia Hosting and other companies. That inspired legal demands from Kyle Goodwin, an Ohio man who...

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Saturday, February 16th, 2013 Net News No Comments