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Jan 19, 2012 · The indictment alleges that the site was structured to discourage the vast majority of its users from using Megaupload for long-term or personal storage by automatically deleting content that was not regularly downloaded.
On 19 January 2012 the United States Department of Justice seized and shut down the file-hosting site Megaupload.com and commenced criminal cases against its owners and others. On 20 January 2012 Hong Kong Customs froze more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars (US$39 million) in assets belonging to the company.
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Feb 13, 2015 · A computer programmer for the Mega copyright piracy conspiracy, Andrus Nomm, 36, of Estonia, pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement with Megaupload.com and associated piracy websites.
Second, I have no special knowledge beyond what is in the indictment and the news, but I don't believe Megaupload was fully "shutdown", the Feds only seized its domain names, and $50 million in assets (presumably the assets they were able to reach, either in the US like the domains, or through cooperation with other non-US law enforcement agenci...
Jan 19, 2012 · The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that the defendants operated Megaupload as a criminal enterprise designed to profit from the illegal swapping of movies, music and software...
Feb 1, 2012 · San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), on behalf of its client Kyle Goodwin, is asking a federal appeals court to break through the five-year logjam in the Megaupload.com case, and help lawful users who are still waiting for the return of their photos, videos, and other personal files...
Sep 10, 2023 · Status: Pending. Location: Virginia. Verdict or Settlement Amount: N/A. Legal Claims: Conspiracy. Copyright Infringement. RICO.
