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joey <3

SOPA and PIPA Shelved But Is ACTA Unstoppable? - 3 views

www.i-programmer.info/...d-but-is-acta-unstoppable.html

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shared by joey <3 on 22 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • joey <3 on 22 Jan 12
     
    SOPA and PIPA Shelved But Is ACTA Unstoppable?
  • joey <3 on 22 Jan 12
     
    Better than just stopping SOPA/PIPA/ACTA is to pass well drafted legislation like the OPEN Act: http://keepthewebopen.com/
Jorge F1

BBC News - Storage sites unnerved by Megaupload action - 3 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...technology-16679174

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shared by Jorge F1 on 25 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Jorge F1 on 25 Jan 12
     
    The arrest of Megaupload's founders has led to other file storage sites taking action in an apparent attempt to protect themselves from legal action. The following is a link to a news story describing the disciplinary action taken against the founder of Megaupload: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16711416
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  • Morten Nielsen on 25 Jan 12
     
    The manner of his arrest is unnerving. Apparently they used two helicopters, had to break down doors and electronic locks - only to find him in a safe room with sawed off shotgun. Seems like something out of a B-movie. Even more so, when you consider that these things are allowed under the current regulations. If SOPA, ACTA or equivalent passes and gives the government more free reins, it becomes truly terrifying(bit exaggerated, I know). Megaupload is claiming to be "just like youtube". Check this article out, his lawyer is making quite the argument for it. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/were-just-like-youtube-megaupload-lawyer-tells-ars.ars He was the lawyer to defend isohunt.com as well. A well known search engine for torrents.
  • El Mexicano Pastiche on 26 Jan 12
     
    How online storage works Online storage in websites such as Megaupload, upload.to and Rapidshare work using cloud storage. This is similar to the storage used in Gmail, Youtube and Facebook Essentially this is how it works: 1. User accesses websites and selects file he/she wants to upload 2. File is uploaded to the cloud storage server, which is located in the house cloud storage systems called data centers. 3. Usually the files are then copied to other servers around the world in case one of them goes down or needs repairing, this is known as redundancy. Without redundancy cloud storage cannot guarantee that the user will be ble to access his files. Servers are also powered by multiple power supplies in case one of them fails. 4. When the user wants to access the files he uploaded he may do so through a web-based interface. For more information on how cloud storage systems work http://computer.howstuffworks.com/cloud-computing/cloud-storage1.htm
  • Fiche Galinha on 26 Jan 12
     
    http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120121/16551717500/jonathan-coulton-destroys-rationale-behind-megaupload-seizure-with-single-tweet-follows-up-with-epic-blog-post.shtml In the article above Jonathon Coultron makes a good point. Although there might be a lot of illegal activity on MegaUpload such as: sharing DVDs and CDs, there are also a large group of people that use MegaUpload as a tool to legally upload data that they wish to share with others or keep a backup for themselves. Furthermore, I think his tweet says it all in regards to the millions of dollars the music and film industry will gain from the death of MegaUpload.
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