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Permalink Reply by Luke C on January 20, 2012 at 11:33pm

They need to whip out the wonders of a PDoS. Those who paid for a lifetime membership at the moment, I would imagine - hopefully the feds will allow megaupload to restart due to the huge outrage from across almost every walk of life. I hope so anyway, I still have 6 months left on my membership.

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Permalink Reply by Haris on January 21, 2012 at 1:14am

The bill from SOPA has been retracted :D

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Permalink Reply by The Shiznit on January 21, 2012 at 2:20am

Yeah.  SOPA & PIPA have both apparently been shelved "indefinitely" because of the protests on the 18th; but they were not retracted, or killed.  And there is another bill that was very quietly introduced on the 18th in both the House and the Senate which is very similar to SOPA & PIPA, which will be referred to in the future as OPEN, for "the Online Protection & Enforcement of Digital Trade Act".  Its supporters say that it's not as severe as SOPA & PIPA but will still give the big Media dogs what they want while still safe-guarding the freedoms of the average internet user.  And if you believe that is possible, then I have some swampland in Florida that I'd like to talk to you about.  :-D

http://advanced-television.com/index.php/2012/01/19/issa-introduces...

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http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/technology/SOPA_PIPA_postponed/

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Permalink Reply by Haris on January 21, 2012 at 2:10pm

so it's not over yet... safe-guarding us if we are of the average internet users.. that means that they could say that you are no average internet user.. and still screw you :S or am i wrong?

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Permalink Reply by The Shiznit on February 23, 2012 at 12:23pm

Update:  Canadians now fighting a bill similar to SOPA.  

Bill C-11 has disgruntled Canadians taking action  

Related Story:  

If the Feds can bust Megaupload, why bother with anti-piracy bills?  

The current Law that the Dept. of Justice is using was enacted in 2008 and is called Pro-IP.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRO-IP_Act  

Related Story:  

How Porn Parodies Avoid Copyright Restrictions 

"Oh America, what a wonderfully messed up place you are. Where else is censorship protested and pornography celebrated on the same day?"

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Permalink Reply by The Shiznit on February 23, 2012 at 1:03pm

Update:  Megaupload's Kim Dotcom granted bail in New Zealand  

Highlights from the article:  

"Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom was freed on bail in a surprise move, after a New Zealand judge dismissed fears the internet tycoon would flee the country to escape U.S. online piracy charges."  

"The bail decision is a setback for U.S. authorities, who are seeking to extradite Dotcom and three others arrested in the January 20 raid.  Two previous bail hearings had accepted the prosecution's case that the Internet millionaire was an "extreme flight risk" because he had the wealth and possible criminal connections to slip out of the country if he wanted.  But Judge Nevin Dawson said the danger of Dotcom fleeing had diminished because all his funds had been seized and investigators had not uncovered any new bank accounts or assets in his name since his arrest." 

"The judge granted Dotcom bail but barred him from accessing the Internet and helicopter flights, ordering him to stay in his Auckland property unless there was a medical emergency."

"A U.S. application for Dotcom's extradition is expected to be heard on August 20.  U.S. authorities have said that they will seek the maximum penalty of 20 years in jail if he is brought before a U.S. court." 

"Since his arrest, there has been a steady stream of media revelations about his extravagant lifestyle, including claims his mansion had a swimming pool filled with imported spring water and gold toilet roll holders.  The portly millionaire also reportedly had a butler in his mansion whose duties included retrieving stray ping pong balls when Dotcom was playing table tennis."  

"A documentary uploaded online shows Dotcom, surrounded by topless women, spraying champagne on board a super-yacht during a "crazy weekend" in Monaco that reportedly cost $10 million."

The documentary:  Kimble Goes Monaco pt.2

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