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Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom Gets $750,000 Back

Kim Dotcom booked a valuable victory this week when a court ruled that $750,000 in funds and cars should be returned to the Megaupload founder. Among other things, Dotcom regained possession of a $301,000 bank account and his Mercedes-Benz G55AMG. Other property that was seized based on an order from the US District Court remains [...]

Police Make Arrest, Hunt Admins Of 500,000 Member File-Sharing Site

Following a key arrest on Monday, authorities say they have charged three individuals said to be the administrators of a very large file-sharing site. The Greek forum, which carried links to material hosted on cyberlocker sites including Megaupload, had more than half a million members. According to the police the suspects generated substantial revenue from [...]

MediaFire Shocked By Hollywood Smear Campaign

Hollywood hopes that the criminal case against Megaupload is the first in a line of many. Last week Paramount Pictures branded Fileserve, MediaFire, Wupload, Putlocker and Depositfiles as rogue sites and prime targets that should be shuttered next. Responding to this allegation, MediaFire co-founder Tom Langridge says he’s shocked and disappointed by the movie studio’s [...]

We’re No Rogue Site: PutLocker Responds To Hollywood

Last week Paramount Pictures’ identified five leading cyberlocker services as prime targets for future action. One of the services, UK-based PutLocker, has spoken with File Host News refuting claims that it is some kind of “rogue site”. Another spotlighted file-hosting site, Wupload, has taken drastic action in the last few hours by announcing it has [...]

MPAA to court: Don’t give MegaUpload its servers back

Hollywood also opposes letting MegaUpload’s users retrieve their data from the former file-locker site without assurances that pirated movies and TV shows won’t circulate again. The trade group for the top Hollywood film studios told a federal court that it opposes any plan that would allow MegaUpload to buy back its servers. That unyielding stance [...]

wupload.com disabled all sharing. Wupload is not a file sharing site

All sharing has been disabled. Wupload is not a file sharing site. If you uploaded a file, only you can download it and it can’t be shared with anyone else. another big file host just closed.

Sports Reporter Demands Return of Megaupload Files

Kyle Goodwin, sports reporter and owner of OhioSportsNet, has filed a brief at a Virginia federal court urging the US Government to return the files he stored at Megaupload. Goodwin explains that the Megaupload shutdown resulted in direct losses for his company and claims the Government has violated his constitutional rights. megauploadIn the wake of [...]

Kim Dotcom Back Online, Prepares To Release Music Album

A New Zealand court has granted Kim Dotcom some basic rights following a hearing today. The Megaupload founder will now be allowed to access the Internet and have a daily swim to help ease a back problem. Dotcom will also be allowed to finish a music album he’s been working on. File Host News was [...]

MPAA Targets Fileserve, MediaFire, Wupload, Putlocker and Depositfiles

It is no secret that the MPAA was a main facilitators of the criminal investigation against Megaupload. But while the movie studios have praised the actions of the US Government, they are not satisfied yet. Paramount Pictures’ vice president for worldwide content protection identified Fileserve, MediaFire, Wupload, Putlocker and Depositfiles as prime targets that should [...]

Megaupload Shutdown Inflicts Pleasure & Pain On Cyberlockers

In the wake of the Megaupload shutdown in January, cyberlocker services all around the world enjoyed an immediate surge in traffic due to huge capacity being removed from the market. Now, two months on, a few players are fairly steady, some are through the roof, but for others the graphs are diving to the floor. [...]

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