Pour one out for the file-sharing services of years past. Then, inevitably, a lawsuit or a criminal prosecution would shut the site down, and I'd move on. With time, the sources became
The FBI closed down Megaupload, one of the world's most popular file-sharing websites. Geoffrey Fowler reports on digits. Photo: AP. (Newser) - The FBI-led shutdown of Megaupload last week has many of the top file-sharing sites around the world panicking, causing them to shut down their controversial services, reports ABC News Jan 19, 2012 · This post has been updated. See note below. The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has conducted a major action to shut down MegaUpload, a popular file-sharing site widely used for free downloads of movies and television shows. McLEAN, Va. (AP) — One of the world’s most popular file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content. A federal indictment accused Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders at least $500 million in lost revenue. The indictment […]
Megaupload wasn't the first peer-to-peer service forced to closed shop. See which other sites have bitten the dust in the past.
Jul 31, 2010 · Four file-sharing sites were targeted – nanoset.net (which advertised new releases via Twitter), rapidadd.com, 4storing.com and afasta.com. They are accused of distributing music, movies, books
February 2012 - FileServe and Filesonic, both popular file sharing sites voluntarily stop all sharing services, while another site, uploaded.to, begins blocking all IP addresses from the U.S. February 2012 - Btjunkie, one of the most popular BitTorrent sites voluntarily shuts down. April 2012 - Google launches its Google Drive service.
Jan 19, 2012 · This post has been updated. See note below. The Department of Justice announced Thursday that it has conducted a major action to shut down MegaUpload, a popular file-sharing site widely used for free downloads of movies and television shows. McLEAN, Va. (AP) — One of the world’s most popular file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content. A federal indictment accused Megaupload.com of costing copyright holders at least $500 million in lost revenue. The indictment […] Several sister sites were also shut down, including one dedicated to sharing pornography files. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a February 2012 - FileServe and Filesonic, both popular file sharing sites voluntarily stop all sharing services, while another site, uploaded.to, begins blocking all IP addresses from the U.S. February 2012 - Btjunkie, one of the most popular BitTorrent sites voluntarily shuts down. April 2012 - Google launches its Google Drive service. Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US. The site's founders have been charged with violating piracy laws. Kickass Torrents -- the world's top website for illegally sharing movies, TV shows and music -- has been taken down by the U.S. government. The website's alleged owner, Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old