Anyone tryed Megaupload.ws video hoster

[spoungbob]

Hey Guys

As the thread said any one tryed megaupload.ws (http://www.megaupload.ws)

I have a whole lot of vids so want to make sure before i upload.

cheers

[anon]

And you have nothing to do with them, right? :P

[spoungbob]

No not at all just asking as you do in a forum for feed back.

[spoungbob]

Seems the site changed!!

[Artemis]

Seems the site changed!!

Megaupload was shut down by the U.S. federal authorities and the domain was confiscated, pending the trial(s) it will remain so. Kim Dotcom however is happily kicking it here in N.Z. fighting extradition, and being a constant thorn in the government's side because they fucked up on the surveillance before his arrest (timed to happen during his birthday party, how nice). He has even started a new political party to contest the local elections and since our country uses the M.M.P. proportional representation style of government, his party will become part of the government if he and his party get enough votes....fingers crossed.

Meanwhile he has started up another hosting site mega.co.nz, but megaupload.ws is a copy of the name using a free domain (ws = Western Samoa and the domains are free) so it has nothing to do with the original and being a copy of the name is probably dodgey as....

[megabyteme]

He has even started a new political party to contest the local elections and since our country uses the M.M.P. proportional representation style of government, his party will become part of the government if he and his party get enough votes....fingers crossed.

Mixed emotions on such a fellow representing anyone. Nice he's motivated to fight back against US abuse of power; not ready to treat him as anything but a reflexive action against that abuse. Neither side is respectable, IMO.

[Artemis]

He has even started a new political party to contest the local elections and since our country uses the M.M.P. proportional representation style of government, his party will become part of the government if he and his party get enough votes....fingers crossed.

Mixed emotions on such a fellow representing anyone. Nice he's motivated to fight back against US abuse of power; not ready to treat him as anything but a reflexive action against that abuse. Neither side is respectable, IMO.

It's more a fuck you to our nazi Prime Minister (head honcho) John Key, than anything else, the Internet Party as it is called doesn't really have an agenda on many issues, but it sure is a pain in the arse to our beloved leader. Other things he has done to fuck the government off which have been brilliant is offer to sponsor Team New Zealand for the next America's Cup challenge after the government muttered darkly about reviewing their commitment, bringing an assurance that they would continue to support Team NZ. I like the guy, he has stood up to a massive amount of pressure from two governments and their assorted spy agencies, fought them in court and proven them to use illegal tactics in surveillance and illegal search and arrest procedures. He has forced them to return his property (computers and phones etc.) and managed to rub their noses in it at every turn.

[megabyteme]

I agree we need somebody to fight back against (and make public) the violations of rights to privacy and property these governments (all of them, it seems) are doing. It just does not make Dotcom any more of a hero than, say, Larry Flint was for championing free speech. Not to say there cannot be benefits from dubious characters kicking, biting, screaming, and flailing...But, at the center of it, they are doing these things not for the good of mankind, but for their own self-interest/preservation.

[Artemis]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. :yup:

[megabyteme]

Or... there's a little bit of good in everybody.*


*Except the corporate assholes of the world.**

**And Idol, of course.***

***On occasion there is a good man in Idol, but they just leave when they're done...

[mjmacky]

the Internet Party as it is called doesn't really have an agenda on many issues, but it sure is a pain in the arse to our beloved leader.

The pirate party in Germany had up to 10 % representation in their parliament at one point. So, it's not unthinkable. The focus would be on the protection of consumers from overzealous corporate interests.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most parts of the world don't have free speech defenses built into their system of government, right?

[Artemis]

the Internet Party as it is called doesn't really have an agenda on many issues, but it sure is a pain in the arse to our beloved leader.

The pirate party in Germany had up to 10 % representation in their parliament at one point. So, it's not unthinkable. The focus would be on the protection of consumers from overzealous corporate interests.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most parts of the world don't have free speech defenses built into their system of government, right?

Ahhh we could get into a very long debate here, about American 'freedoms' and in particular your two party system and the fact that only lobby groups with a large amount of cash and support hold any real sway on government policy, suffice to say, I know of nowhere else in the world where domestic freemdoms have been so dramatically curbed by foreign insurgency, as in the U.S. in the last twelve years.

[megabyteme]

[...]I know of nowhere else in the world where domestic freemdoms have been so dramatically curbed by foreign insurgency, as in the U.S. in the last twelve years.

Such a generous way to put it. Cheap, gonzo porn actresses get abused curbed less... :pinch: Honestly, if it weren't for potential consumerism and the ability to spy on us, I doubt we'd be allowed interwebs.

[mjmacky]

Ahhh we could get into a very long debate here, about American 'freedoms' and in particular your two party system and the fact that only lobby groups with a large amount of cash and support hold any real sway on government policy, suffice to say, I know of nowhere else in the world where domestic freemdoms have been so dramatically curbed by foreign insurgency, as in the U.S. in the last twelve years.

You unsurprisingly missed the point of my post. I guess that's the way I know you're not an imposter.

You should, however, know better than to assume I was trying to put some kind of pro U.S. spin, Art. So, the question I embedded went unanswered, and I had to go look it up myself, thanks a lot.

The thing I was trying to recall was not in fact the lack of governmental protections of free speech and press around the world (i.e., I didn't recall it accurately), but rather the delay in which they were adopted by many developed countries. That, and the fact that the UK has very strict antidefamation rhetoric in their laws regarding free speech.

If you wanted to get into a debate about violations in the US, you'd find me at your podium demonstrating a better understanding of the violations and ongoing assaults here. It's only natural since I pay attention to what has been going on (both the present and past) as it relates to my nation of residence. Similarly, you'd be more well versed in the nuances on matters Zoolander.

OK, so now it's your turn to misread that.