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dublinben  ·  4725 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Megaupload taken offline by US Government, founders charged
They were a file hosting service, just like Rapidshare or Mediafire, and claimed to follow the DMCA takedown procedures. If this is true, they should have safe harbor protections. However, the indictment alleges that the operators of the site were involved in a conspiracy to upload copyrighted materials and pay others to upload copyrighted materials as well.