Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
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Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#2I think you only have to look at the indictment to see why they were shut down. Whilst it's an interesting point, and perhaps if the mega empire had attempted to legitimize their business a lot quicker then the indictment would never have been put together, I simply think this falls into the realms of conspiracy theory.
I have posted the full Indictment as a news story, with highlights, for those that are interested in the actual reason for their shut down: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3487808
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#3The insinuation is that someone from the media giants signaled FBI that it is time to take these people down.
Not saying it is impossible but how would that work? Would they go through a Congressman by paying them? Is there a number you call and can set a bounty for a particular investigation like "investigate this and if you prosecute successfully you get $100k bonus"
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#4The (Hacker News) headline is a bit sensational, over simplified, and speculative. The article simply says MegaUpload was going to release a new site targeting music distribution. If they are guilty of the charges against them, it's very possible that their new venture wouldn't be "legit" at all.
Edit: The HN headline, not the Techcrunch headline.
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#5I think this is reaching quite a bit. The service is not revolutionary or going to "disrupt the music industry" because this is exactly what Grooveshark offer now to independent artists[0]. Grooveshark are of questionable legality and use this model, yet they have not been shut down and they would be an "easy target" if the "corporations" can take down Mega upload.
The only value Megaupload has over Grooveshark (and Spotify I believe offer this too but I'm not entirely sure [1]) is the traffic, but I don't think being popular with this on the way is reason enough to shut them down.
[0] http://www.grooveshark.com/compensation [1] http://www.spotify.com/uk/work-with-us/labels-and-artists/
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#6I think this is reaching quite a bit. The service is not revolutionary or going to "disrupt the music industry" because this is exactly what Grooveshark offer now to independent artists[0]. Grooveshark are of questionable legality and use this model, yet they have not been shut down and they would be an "easy target" if the "corporations" can take down Mega upload. The only value Megaupload has over Grooveshark (and…
>Grooveshark are of questionable legality and use this model, yet they have not been shut down
Except they're being sued by every single major label - and some internal emails from them are pretty damning. Same case as it is with Megaupload.
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#7No, MegaUpload was shut down after years of investigation, not because big music companies got wind of their recent plans and bribed the FBI or something.
I'm a bit concerned as to how things went down, but honestly, MegaUpload had it coming. I'm sure there's lots of people who used it legitimately, but I've personally never seen one person or link to a MegaUpload file online that wasn't meant for piracy.
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#8I think this is reaching quite a bit. The service is not revolutionary or going to "disrupt the music industry" because this is exactly what Grooveshark offer now to independent artists[0]. Grooveshark are of questionable legality and use this model, yet they have not been shut down and they would be an "easy target" if the "corporations" can take down Mega upload. The only value Megaupload has over Grooveshark (and…
>Grooveshark are of questionable legality and use this model, yet they have not been shut down Except they're being sued by every single major label - and some internal emails from them are pretty damning. Same case as it is with Megaupload.
Yes but Megaupload was taken down completely with FBI involvement, grooveshark are only being sued. If "the labels" could have Megaupload taken down like that because "the labels" were scared of this new "industry disrupting" feature why wouldn't they do the same with Grooveshark, why would they do it the "proper" way?
If you have a power drill you don't use a screwdriver, although maybe it can be argued that they didn't want to "show their hand" with Grooveshark and figured it's small enough to sue into oblivion?
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#9The (Hacker News) headline is a bit sensational, over simplified, and speculative. The article simply says MegaUpload was going to release a new site targeting music distribution. If they are guilty of the charges against them, it's very possible that their new venture wouldn't be "legit" at all. Edit: The HN headline, not the Techcrunch headline.
> If they are guilty of the charges against them
And what is that?
> If they are guilty of the charges against them, it's very possible that their new venture wouldn't be "legit" at all.
Sounds... speculative.
Re: Was Megaupload Targeted Because Of Its Upcoming Megabox Digital Jukebox Service?
#10The (Hacker News) headline is a bit sensational, over simplified, and speculative. The article simply says MegaUpload was going to release a new site targeting music distribution. If they are guilty of the charges against them, it's very possible that their new venture wouldn't be "legit" at all. Edit: The HN headline, not the Techcrunch headline.
> The headline is a bit sensational, over simplified, and speculative
and the YC article header is in desperate need of a question mark on the end.
edit: thanks mods :)