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[Exige24]

DepthsAbove, on 07 February 2012 - 05:01 AM, said:

That's how I was interpreting it. Torrents and Newsgroups must've dwarfed Megaupload.

I don't believe that because both of those things you need clients for, especially newsgroups, since you need a subscription for and knowledge of how to even find stuff. It's not as straight forward at all as file sharing sites, so I'm sure alot less people use them comparatively. Those sites were easy pirating for the masses.

Edited by Exige24, 07 February 2012 - 05:20 AM.

[DepthsAbove]

Yeah, but people that use newsgroups queue up gobs of shit, and it all comes down at top speed.

And torrents generate a ridiculous amount of traffic, since every downloader is also an uploader.

[Exige24]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if torrents used just as much if not more than the big file sharing sites because while it does take more effort to use, it's still free and people can slurp up some pretty huge files at a single sitting. The file sites have the vast majority of the masses on their side though. I don't know of any person besides myself who has torrented before, but I know a surprisingly lot of people who've mentioned they've used Megaupload or some similar site. Newsgroups, nah. Yeah, the people who use it fucking hoard, but the fact that you have to pay for almost everything associated with it on top of it having an actual learning curve to use means far, far, far fewer people use that shit comparatively.

[elgordo]

That still translates into a shitload of adclicks, even if traffic was 1/100th that amount.

At a 1% click-through rate, that's millions per month easily.

[DepthsAbove]

Do pirates really click on ads, and then buy things?

[elgordo]

1% clickthrough (CTR) rate is pretty low, all things considering.

They also could have charged per 1,000 impressions (CPM) which would have also been a ton of cash.

Overall, they made a lot of money.

[Forgotten Gamer]

Kim Dotcom Bail Granted

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After a month behind bars, Kim Dotcom, founder of recently shuttered cloud-based content locker service Megaupload, has been granted bail by a New Zealand judge.
The New Zealand Herald reported the news around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, local time.
The Megaupload website was seized on January 19 by the U.S. Justice Department. On January 20, New Zealand authorities arrested Dotcom (née Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor), 38, at his luxurious New Zealand countryside home. During the raid, police had to break into a heavily barricaded safe room inside Dotcom's estate, where he had barricaded himself. Authorities also arrested Megaupload employees Mathias Ortmann, Bran van der Kolk and Finn Batato and "seized guns, millions of dollars, and nearly $5 million in luxury cars" from Dotcom's rented estate, according to Reuters,
U.S. authorities allege that Megaupload, which allowed users to upload and share content relatively cheaply, deliberately violated copyright law and may have cost rights-holders $500 million. Prosecutors also said Dotcom and his associates netted over $175 million since Megaupload launched in 2005 and accused the four men of conspiracy to commit money laundering and racketeering, per Reuters.
Days after his arrest, a judge in Auckland, New Zealand deemed Dotcom a flight risk and denied him bail. Although his $30 million estate was seized by police in the January 20 raid, his pregnant wife and their three children were allowed to remain in a $4.3 house attached to the property, writes Television New Zealand.
The United States may still try to extradite Dotcom. From CNET:

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A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Easteran District of Virginia, told CNET that its lawyers have yet to file extradition paperwork with the New Zealand court and have until March 2 to do so. It's unclear how long after the paperwork is filed that extradition proceedings would take place.

Two of Dotcom's associates, Finn Batato and Bram van der Kolk were granted bail on February 9.
According to the New Zealand Herald, Dotcom "was granted bail on the condition that he does not use the internet." At least one of his associates was granted bail earlier this month on similar conditions, says Fox News.

http://www.huffingto...?ref=technology

Edited by Forgotten Gamer, 21 February 2012 - 11:51 PM.

[DarknethConthumed]

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"was granted bail on the condition that he does not use the internet."

Fuck that.

[Exige24]

Why do they give a fuck if he uses the internet or not? He might use another file sharing site to get that one episode of Person of Interest his missed in jail? Wtf?

[Slam]

Ok, now that Megaupload and multi upload have been taken down what alternatives are there for large file sharing?

I have 3 gigs of music I archived that I'm trying to send to someone out of state and need a good file storage.

[Forgotten Gamer]

Megaupload is no longer of this world. Here are 14 alternative sites that can satisfy your file-sharing or cloud storage desires.
File-sharing giant Megaupload is dead, following an international criminal sting spearheaded by the US Department of Justice. Prior to its closure, the site boasted 50 million users a day, and accounted for four percent of all Internet traffic, according to the DoJ. That means a lot of you out there are looking for a new way to store and share your files. Here, a quick list of 14 sites that will fill the gaping hole in your life left by Megaupload’s abrupt departure. Just don’t blame us if the feds seize one of these next.
Update: FileSonic no longer allows users to share files, according to a notice posted on its front page. Users can still upload new files and access files stored in their cloud folders. It has been removed from this list. In addition, Uploaded.to (which did not appear on this list) has blocked its access to US users.
• RapidShare: The most like Megaupload of the bunch, RapidShare lets users upload files of unlimited size, and share them via an emailable, tweetable, Facebookable link. There is also no storage limit, but files are automatically deleted after a certain period of time. Users who want to utilize RapidShare as a cloud storage service can upgrade to RapidPro for about $39 (29.9 Euro — RapidShare is based in Switzerland) for 150 days, or about $130 for two years.
• MediaFire: A stripped-down version of RapidShare, MediaFire also lets users upload any type of file, with a max upload size of 2GB for free users. There is no storage limit, but also like RapidShare, your files will be deleted after certain period of time. Users can upgrade to a Pro account for $9 a month, which also ups max file size to 4GB. Files are shared via a link.
• Dropbox: A popular, robust cloud storage service, Dropbox gives users 2GB of storage for free, and lets users share files with anyone via their public folder, or other Dropbox users through email invitation. Users can upgrade to 50GB for $10 a month, or 100GB for $20 a month.
• Box: Like Dropbox, Box is primarily a cloud storage service, as opposed to a straight file-sharing service. Users get 5GB for free, and can share via a direct link to a file, or can invite users to view the contents of an entire folder by email. Free users can only upload files 25MB or smaller. Paid users can up their upload limit to 1GB-per-file for $10 a month, which also expands storage to 25GB, or $20 for 50GB.
• YouSendIt: One of the original file-sharing services, YouSendIt offers 2GB of free storage, with a per-file upload limit of 50MB. (Free users also have to deal with ads.) Files can then be shared via email, but only five per month for free users. Up your storage to 5GB for $10 a month (or $50 per year), and you also get a maximum file size of 2GB, and 10 shares. Unlimited storage and unlimited shares (but the same max file size) is also available for $15 a month, or $150 a year.
• Minus: One of the easiest options available, Minus lets users who sign up for an account simply drag and drop any file (up to 2GB) to upload, and gives users up to 50GB of free storage. Uploaded files can be shared via an automatically-generated link. It’s that simple.
• Amazon Cloud Drive: Like a no-frills version of Dropbox or Box, Amazon’s Cloud Drive gives 5GB of storage space for free, and can be upgraded to 20GB, up to 1,000GB, for about $1 a gigabyte, per year. (Making it by far one of the least expensive options.) Max file size is 2GB. The biggest downside: No files sharing allowed (unless you give someone your Amazon password, of course).
• Microsoft SkyDrive: Completely free, SkyDrive gives users 25GB of free storage, and the ability to share files with others via email. Unfortunately, users can only upload files up to 50GB. Also, you have to have a Hotmail (or other MSN) address. Lame!
• SugarSync: Nearly identical to Dropbox and Box (for most intents and purposes), SugarSync gives away 5GB of storage for free, and offers paid plans that range from $5 per month (30GB) to $25 per month (250GB). Free accounts are limited to 25GB file uploads, or 1GB, if you are a paid user. Files can be shared via link, or by inviting users to join a folder.
• Oron: Super stripped-down, Oron lets free users upload files up to 400MB, up to five files at a time. Uploaded files, which can be shared via link, are only kept for a short period of time, and upload speed is slow, for free users who don’t create an account. Registered users can get upload files up to 1GB in size, and have 250GB of storage. Premium accounts (which cost 10 Euros to 75 Euros, depending on how long you want the account) allow file uploads up to 2GB, with unlimited storage and much faster upload speeds.
• Deposit Files: Similar to Oron, but max upload size jumps to 2GB for all users. Files are also not deleted, like they are with other services. Gold members get a number of perks, including faster download speeds. Prices for Gold accounts range from $12 for one month, to $75 for a year. No sign-up necessary for free users. Files are shared through a link.
• FilePost: Remember all the stuff we just said about Deposit Files? File Post is that, but with a max upload size of 5GB for paid users. Everything else is basically the same.
• FileSonic: A bit more polished and robust than either Oron or Deposit Files, FileSonic offers free users 30 days of storage time, and maximum uploads of up to 1GB. For $9 a month, users receive unlimited storage, unlimited storage time, maximum download speeds and max file uploads of up to 5GB. And yes, files are shared via link.
• WUpload: WUpload sells itself as a “100 percent safe and anonymous” file-sharing site, that gives free users a maximum upload size of 2GB. But free comes at a price: no simultaneous downloads, and a mandatory delay before download can begin. Free users storage space is also limited to 750GB. Premium users can erase all the negatives, and up their max file upload to 10GB for $9 for 30 days, up to $90 for two years.

[Slam]

Thanks!!!

[GIR]

Slam, on 05 March 2012 - 02:32 AM, said:

Thanks!!!

That list is LAME, download Jdownloader and have a look at the list of alternative hosts available.