In a strange turn of events, hip hop producer/entrepreneur Swizz Beatz' claims of being CEO of recently shut down file sharing website MegaUpload have been deemed false. Ira Rothken, MegaUpload.com attorney informed Rolling Stone that Swizz Beatz was "negotiating to become the CEO, but it was never official." This explains why the supposed CEO was never mentioned in the list of company defendants arrested after charges were pressed against them for copyright infringement and … [Read more...]
Is This the End of Megaupload and File-Sharing?
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As previously reported, on Thursday file-sharing giant Megaupload was shut down by the federal government, with the assist going to record and film company execs. The site was indicted for piracy, accused of, "costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content." While this is upsetting, it's not surprising. In fact, I'm surprised that it took the government so long to do it. Megaupload, like it's predecessors, is a victim of it's own … [Read more...]
Universal Music Group and Justice Department Websites Hacked by Anonymous
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The hacker collective known as Anonymous is claiming responsiblitiy for taking a number of websites offline, including sites for for RIAA, Universal Music and the Justice Department, in response to the indictment against file-sharing giant Megaupload. See post from the groups twitter page below. … [Read more...]
Megaupload Executives Arrested, Swizz Beatz Not Indicted
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As previously reported, Megaupload was shut down Thursday by the federal government and accused of “costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content.” According to the Associated Press, the Justice Department arrested several executives, including Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz. Three other executives were arrested Thursday in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials while two other defendants remain at large. In a … [Read more...]
Megaupload Shut Down After Piracy Indictment
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Megaupload, one of the world's largest file-sharing services, was shut down Thursday and it's founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said. In an indictment filed by the federal government Megaupload is accused of "costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content." As previously reported, Kasseem Dean, better known by his platinum hip hop production alias Swizz Beatz has … [Read more...]
MegaUpload CEO Swizz Beatz Faces Charges From Universal Music Group
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Kasseem Dean, better known by his platinum hip hop production alias Swizz Beatz has revealed himself to be the CEO of the frequently used file sharing site MegaUpload.com. This news came to the forefront after last month's appearance of a questionably strange music video promoting the site that featured awkward testimonials by Diddy, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Will.i.am, Chris Brown, Game and more. Universal Music Group, the label of Diddy, Will.i.am and Kanye West issued a take down notice … [Read more...]
