Kim Dotcom Posts Mega Screenshots

And, by that, I mean this guy is going to be hounded to the gates of hell by the industry. Also, if you ask me, I think that any artists associated with Mega will be blackballed from the industry in no time and, because of that, this site will never reach Megaupload status. Just my $0.02...
 
I hope they do get black balled, and manage to do great, which can lead to more people abadoning the old industries that are screwing so much up and supporting these RIAA/MPAA guys.

awesome that they got encryption up... which I'm guessing is to encrypt the files after uploaded.
 
He should move from New Zealand to Belize where the government won't bother him anymore.
 
^Isn't that what Truecrypt does? Well, I don't think Truecrypt takes in your keystroke timing though...
 
pothb said:
I hope they do get black balled, and manage to do great, which can lead to more people abadoning the old industries that are screwing so much up and supporting these RIAA/MPAA guys.
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Yeah...but what happens when the artists that do participate get blackballed by the industry and then Dotcom is taken down again...now they are screwed. :(

Everyone hates the RIAA/MPAA and we all want the artists to get the money they deserve, I just don't think many will side up with Dotcom after this last debacle.

Azhar said:
He should move from New Zealand to Belize where the government won't bother him anymore.
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LOL!
 
I like how they posted a picture showing legit uses of the service like photos and shit.
but you know it will be flooded with DMCA takedown notices all over again.

As long as their servers are fast, people will upload pirated shit to it.
These days, every pirate flocks to the fastest free servers, like gamefront, sendspace, putlocker, zippyshare, and a couple others.
 
Steve said:
Yeah...but what happens when the artists that do participate get blackballed by the industry and then Dotcom is taken down again...now they are screwed. :(

Everyone hates the RIAA/MPAA and we all want the artists to get the money they deserve, I just don't think many will side up with Dotcom after this last debacle.
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True enough, but it's got to start somewhere.

And I know this is hoping for too much, one of the reason, they have so much power is because they are the center of media. If MegaUpload gets on the rise, the power will be split, I don't think it'll be the same... though I guess Dotcom not being in the US isn't helping that either.
 
There were some pretty big names associated with mega-upload right before it went down.
 
watch them getting sued for collecting entropy without asking user's permission. some idiot will want to set their password to be 12345.

yeah, it'll be kinda like heavily encrypted dropbox...
 
If the musicians did see even just a penny from this, I don't really understand why giving a cut of it to captain fat f**k is any better than the RIAA. Both are crooked, and you can't honestly think he is looking to do this for free do you? He made over a hundred million dollars helping people pirate stuff with the last version of megaupload. This is the same thing packed into a decentralized, encrypted, harder to bring down package. Is 5-10 bucks a month really that much to ask for unlimited music from spotify or rdio? I won't even start on warez software like audio programs or photoshop... I do wish TV had a better model than Hulu and Netflix though, and maybe something like this will help drive them to a legit alternative. Pervious file sharing solutions are largely why something like hulu exists today IMO.
 
The idea is that Dotcom will most likely not get the amount that the RIAA/MPAA supported industry take. Which means more money to the musicians and filmmakers, rather than the middlemen. So, in the end, more money to the people who do the work, and likely easier and cheaper access to people who want music.

What's the best deterrent of piracy? Cheaper rates and easier access. Steam proved that pretty well I think. And if at the same time, the creators get more money, it'll likely make people feel even better to go through such medium because they feel like they are support the creators more.
 
Really nice design, to bad other parties will do everything possible to get it shut down.
 
Steve said:
Yeah...but what happens when the artists that do participate get blackballed by the industry and then Dotcom is taken down again...now they are screwed. :(

Everyone hates the RIAA/MPAA and we all want the artists to get the money they deserve, I just don't think many will side up with Dotcom after this last debacle.
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Didn't some "major" artists already say theyd use it (because they'd get more money). If more of that type of people get on board it will be much harder to ignore. Producers (and writers) will still get their % so it's unlikely theyll care. :D
 
Next weeks news- Kim Dotcom dies of unusual natural causes, case is closed within five minutes!
 
Silverghost said:
public sharing is what the problem was. Will Mega allow this?
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As far I understand all files are encrypted no exceptions, and when a particular file link is shared the key must be included to decrypt the content. This is effectively moving the responsibility of the content to the owner and whatever website that host the link and not Mega themselves as they couldn't even know what the contents are apart from the uploader. This way, in theory, the copyright troll will find it even harder legally to prosecute Mega.
 
Well if some crooked ass RIAA/MPAA goon squad ever did want to snuff him out -- it wouldn't be too hard to make it look natural.

Stick him on a treadmill for 5 minutes and he would go of a heat attack.

He's a pretty big boy - and the fact he's an ugly fat ass who has a smoking hot model wife... yeah totally has nothing to do with his money. :rolleyes:

I never kept up too much with his antics but if he's sticking it somehow to the RIAA/MPAA, then he has my vote to keep doing so. If he figures out a way to make some serious bank all while putting more money in the artists pocket, then good for them.
 
DeathPrincess said:
Didn't some "major" artists already say theyd use it (because they'd get more money). If more of that type of people get on board it will be much harder to ignore. Producers (and writers) will still get their % so it's unlikely theyll care. :D
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Every artist associated with Megaupload was BEFORE the bust (ask ol' Swizz Beatz about his role with Megaupload is going now and how that subsequent tax audit went :() they all scurried like cockroaches once the RIAA/MPAA took Dotcom down.

Same with all the high-profil people publicly supporting the site before. See how many people support the site now. :eek:

Sadly, the people that WILL flock back to the site are the same ones that got them in trouble in the first place.
 
Steve said:
And, by that, I mean this guy is going to be hounded to the gates of hell by the industry.
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You mean like a raid using New Zealand police co-opted by the U.S government to his home where his pregnant wife is arrested at gun point using helicopters and swat teams?

Everything from the warrants to the actual raid and arrests were declared illegal. Let's see them try again.

Also, if you ask me, I think that any artists associated with Mega will be blackballed from the industry in no time and, because of that, this site will never reach Megaupload status. Just my $0.02...
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If you ask me, when artists are given direct access to their fans cutting out all these talentless middlemen a.k.a "the industry", they can collectively go suck a fat cock. They are afraid and have no answer to a future that does not involve them and so they are scrambling to buy politicians and laws that will make anyone trying to innovate and circumvent their outdated business models a criminal.

Look at what they did to someone smart and bold enough to propose sensible copyright reform:
http://www.dailytech.com/DC+Republi...+ProCopyright+Reform+Staffer/article29365.htm

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...ght-reform-brief-after-members-complain.shtml
 
ech3lon9 said:
As far I understand all files are encrypted no exceptions, and when a particular file link is shared the key must be included to decrypt the content. This is effectively moving the responsibility of the content to the owner and whatever website that host the link and not Mega themselves as they couldn't even know what the contents are apart from the uploader. This way, in theory, the copyright troll will find it even harder legally to prosecute Mega.
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Which is brilliant. Go ahead and find everyone that's behind proxies and VPNs now :)
 
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