Megaupload.com seized

Sat Jan 21 18:38:29 UTC 2012

> > that was reported.
> 
> But what -- *exactly* -- is an "illegal file"?
> 
> As Leo Bicknell astutely pointed out in this thread:
> 
> 	"Also, when using a hashed file store, it's possible that
> 	some uses are infringing and some are not."

The problem is going to be the thousands of people who have now lost their legitimate files, research data, personal recordings, etc. that they were using Megaupload to share.

http://torrentfreak.com/feds-please-return-my-personal-files-megaupload-120120/