Justice Department shuts down popular file-sharing site in criminal copyright case

In a criminal copyright case, the Justice Department shut down Megaupload, executed search warrants , arrested some executives and seized $50 worth of assets.

The Justice Department claimed that Megaupload violated copyrights of movies, “often before their theatrical release, music, television programs, electronic books, and business and entertainment software on a massive scale.” -db

From Wired, January 19, 2012, by David Kravets.

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