Megaupload will be relaunched in a few months just as Mega

He who came to convert all favorite server to upload and download files, Megaupload, and have a scheduled date to return to life. According to its founder, Kim Dotcom, the rule of downloads reopened in early 2013, and more precisely on January 19, when fulfilled exactly a year since Megaupload was discharged.
Apparently the site is now simply called "Mega", even though the domain name was not yet released. This time, not only bet Dotcom file storage, but the new website will also have other services available.
And by the way, if you expect to recover your old files you had on Megaupload, because unfortunately that will not happen because Mega is something totally new.

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The new Megaupload is almost ready

The known founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, said via Twitter that the reincarnation of the famous rule of downloads is nearly ready. "Quick update on the new Mega: 90% of the code is done. We are preparing the servers. Lawyers, partners and investors are ready. Be patient. Is underway. "Was what tweeted.
In January, Dotcom was arrested in New Zealand at the request of U.S. authorities. Soon after, Megaupload was closed and has remained so until then.
The new ready Megaupload, as was mentioned above, for the month of December, so there are still little more than two months. Addition of a new file hosting service, Megabox Dotcom also create a service that will allow each artist to sell their music directly to consumers (and not by a label), ensuring 90% of the profits, and assume that the remainder would go to the site in question.
To announce any updates, Kim Dotcom used his Twitter account, so if you want to be aware of the latest developments on the future Megaupload and Megabox, you can follow him on Twitter

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Dotcom Kim heralds the return of Megaupload

 

Dotcom Kim, the founder of the now closed site Megaupload, announced yesterday that the rule of discharges back to life. Through his Twitter said: "I know what you are expecting. Is underway. This year. I promise. Will be larger. Best. Faster. 100% Safe and unstoppable. "
Remember that closing Megaupload occurred in January of this year, while police arrested Kim at home. Since then the site has been closed and has given Dotcom understand several times that he would love to be online again.
But that's not all, because aside from the return of Megaupload is also expected the arrival of another website called Megabox, but still do not know what their function, but personally I think it will be similar to Dropbox.

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Two-thirds of all music consumed in the U.S. is free, admits industry

 

The Torrent Freak obtained copies of images from a presentation by an executive of the RIAA, the main lobbying organization of the American music industry, for people connected to major labels in the country.

Confidential data reveal that 65% of music consumed in the United States is obtained for free, but the vast majority of content comes to people in order offline via external hard drives, CDs burned on a home or pendrives acquaintances.

According to research from the industry, two thirds of all music consumed in the U.S. is obtained for free, while just under 30% of all such content is purchased on p2p sites or storage of files, like the late Megaupload. 

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Megabox, the new service will offer Dotcom Kit

Kim Dotcom founder of the popular web hosting site is back MegaUpload. No, do not get excited but megaupload does not return back to its founder to launch a new service called Megabox, an alternative Megaupload, but music.
 

Dotcom Kim mentioned by his Twitter account: "The major labels MegaBox thought was dead. The artists rejoice. Come and desencadenaré '. With these words MegaBox announces his return with a new music download service that is responsible for connecting the user with the artist, without having to record as intermediaries.

The model is as follows, artists can sell the product directly to consumers by allowing these to obtain 90% of the profits. It was in his Twitter account where he wrote that Megabox was about to see the light, that tweet was accompanied by the image that appears on this note.

So a matter of time so we can see Megabox online and with it the return of Kim Dotcom.

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Google would have to sensurar the word 'torrent' and 'RapidShare'

 

The terms "torrent", "rapidshare" and "megaupload" can not be suggested when a person performs a search on Google. That is, should be eliminated as suggestions. That's what the Supreme Court has ordered the French in the music industry litigation against Google SNEP, whom he accused of helping to implicitly musical copyright infringement not filter those words.
 

What is the reason? The Supreme Court of France argues that Google provides (indirectly) piracy by not filtering the above terms, so the case was sent to the Court of Appeals which shall make the final decision for Google.

Indeed, in 2010 the trade association of the Recording Industry of France, SNEP, filed a lawsuit against Google, this was a way to force the company to filter out certain terms in their searches, noting that when users write the name an artist, Google added suggestions of words like 'torrent' or 'Rapidshare', facilitating piracy.

This case went to court that gave reason to Google before it reached the Supreme Court ruled that Google is not responsible for web sites that infringe copyright, but can handle it difficult for the public to find pirated content. It also could add more terms to the list of censored words if the appeal does not benefit Google. What do you think?

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"The Megaupload will return," says Kim Dotcom, founder of the site

 

"Executive said via Twitter that service may return after rejection of proposals such as SOUP, PIPA and ACT, but confirmed date"

The founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom posted on his Twitter profile that the famous file-sharing site can return to work soon after consecutive anti-piracy agreements have been rejected around the world. "Soup is dead. PIPA is dead. ACTA is dead. MEGA will return "(SOUP is dead, PIPA is dead, ACTA is dead. MEGA will return in free translation), Dotcom wrote.
Dotcom also said the same message as the return address "bigger, better, faster, free and protected from attacks." After the rejection of proposals for SOUP Act and PIPA, the ACTA has been barred by the European Parliament on Wednesday (4), by a margin of votes loose 478-39. However, there is no provision for the return of the site.

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