MegaUpload wins

[m0skit0]

A New-Zealand judge has ruled that Kim Dotcom search warrants was "invalid" and as a consequence the mansion raid was "illegal".

This mean Dotcom's extradition to the US is going to be frozen for now, and probably won't happen. This will most likely also mean MegaUpload & Co will be back online.

[jc_gargma]

Wow, their warrant was outright criminal. It was charging him with US laws, not New Zealand law, it had not been given authority to seize property, the FBI copied confiscated data offshore (which is illegal regardless,) and did not allow him to know what the charges against him were, as is required by NZ law.
The legal department dropped the ball even letting this thing get issued.

[Eozer]

Good, although I don't condone piracy or anything but it had such an easy interface and so used widely no there are so many files that have been deleted it's terribly annoying when I'm searching for something and I constantly find megaupload links.

[Wamphyri2b]

It's about time at least one country told my government "no" about something. Don't take that wrong, I love my country. We have many rights and freedoms that are never put into question, but there are other times when U.S. legal and judicial system far over-reaches itself.

[GhettoBeta59]

OMG, this is the best news! I love Megaupload, so easy and fast to download, no waiting, plain awesome...

[Casavult]

Bi-Winning!

[Helix GeNeReToR]

Best news that i have heard . Thanx m0skit0

[nisarg_kolhe]

Don't know how to react, but if US Govt. is really against piracy then why still PirateBay floating(On its fb page it accepts that its related to piracy)? And also why just MegaUpload? There is RapidShare, MediaFire, HotFile etc. They are still functioning the same, with 100's of zipped parts of pirated games or softwares. I just don't get the US Government's logic.

I think it was all to just show off that yeah SOPA is a very big thing and you are gonna clean your site else you'll be in jail.

Spoiler

US Government-

And now there's no way I can get my files back, as I have lost my links thinking it will just Rest In Peace(Yes, its my fault).

[Steven]

^

it's their way of trying to control the world

[jc_gargma]

And also why just MegaUpload? There is RapidShare, MediaFire, HotFile etc. They are still functioning the same, with 100's of zipped parts of pirated games or softwares. I just don't get the US Government's logic.

As I said before, its because taking down MegaUpload was a message, that if the biggest, most well known file host can be brought down, so can the rest, and in-case you missed it, many file hosts had a crackdown on files and users, and implemented new rules on sharing (such as accounts cannot be accessed except for the uploader, or barring US IPs from accessing them.)

Though naturally, enforcement on such a massive quantity of files is prone to laziness by file host operators (as well as disinterest due to lack of profitability or lack of liability in their region,) and files get missed.