Megaupload.com seized

Fri Jan 20 19:11:04 UTC 2012

On Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:34:33 -0500, Michael Painter <tvhawaii at shaka.com>  
wrote:
> I quickly read through the indictment, but the gov't claims that when  
> given a takedown notice, MU would only remove the *link* and not the  
> file itself.

That's actually a standard practice.  It allows the uploader to file a  
counterclaim and have the content restored.  One cannot "restore" what has  
already been deleted.

However, never going back and cleaning up the undisputed content is a  
whole other mess of dead monkeys.