MegaUpload is on its way back.
It's been a wild year for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. Things kicked off in January when his file-sharing site brought the weight of the FBI down on his shoulders. Since then there's been drama relating to almost every aspect of the case, from the raid that led to his arrest, to the terabytes of user data at risk of deletion due to frozen assets. However, it seems all of this has done little to deter Dotcom, as he is apparently preparing to get back in the saddle.
TorrentFreak reports that preparations for the new Megaupload are well on their way. Dotcom is quoted as saying the code is almost done and that servers were on the way. Speaking via Twitter, the Megaupload founder said:
"Quick update on the new Mega: Code 90% done. Servers on the way. Lawyers, Partners & Investors ready. Be patient. It's coming."
Despite previous statements that the new site will be much bigger than the old one, it'll be interesting to see how users react to the new Megaupload. Though the piracy side of the site is impossible to ignore, many users of the old Megaupload site were using it to store legitimate content. Will they be able to trust the new site?
So far the timeline for launch of this new Megaupload is still under wraps. Dotcom hasn't even divulged the name for the new site. We'll let you know if we hear anything more!
The big problem is that governments are now just corporate mercenaries.
He should be in jail.
So then we should lock you u in Jail? Why? Because I don't like you. What? That isn't fair, or just, or right? Yeah, thought so. A alot of people don't like Kim Dotcom, but what the US government did to him is outrageous, and unjust!
If we locked up people simply because "we didn't like them" then we'd all be in jail.
The big problem is that governments are now just corporate mercenaries.
It is nice to know, though, that the new MEGA will be bigger and badder than ever.
whoateallthepies.fat
I think it's a matter of americanizing. I'm from Europe and I don't know a single female named Kim. I know they exist, but I've never met one.
Sounds like every other successful business man then, only with a sense of humor.
Fungi
It would be kind of funny if the MU customers filed a class action suit against the US government to recoup expenses now that it's clear taking the site down was unjust.
I agree, sometimes there's that situation where getting a physical copy just isn't worth the huge expense, and the media isn't offered digitally. That's the only time I ever consider "pirating" something.