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Megaupload Host Wants Out
angry tapir writes "Carpathia Hosting, a U.S. company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file-sharing site Megaupload, has gone to court to argue it should not keep the files if it is not being paid. The company has filed an emergency motion in the U.S. Federal Court in the state of Virginia seeking protection from the expense of hosting the data of up to 66 million users. 'While Carpathia has never had access to the data on Megaupload servers and has had no mechanism for returning that data to Megaupload users, we have been attempting over many weeks to resolve this matter to the satisfaction of all parties involved, in a manner that would allow for Megaupload users to be in a position to ultimately recover their data,' Brian Winter, the company's chief marketing officer says."
...just like we have to pay for any other copyright enforcement actions?
let's shut down Ford and GM while we're at it
Don't worry, Detroit execs are already busy mismanaging them out of existence themselves anyway.
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
It's still being followed. Due process of the law now means being accused.
"Don't worry, Detroit execs are already busy mismanaging themselves into another bailout anyway."
TFTFY
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Which Helpless Linux zealot/MS basher do you want to mod down today?
Freezing someone's assets to "Prevent their flight"
Never mind the 5:th amendment, I thought freezing peoples asses to prevent their flight was against the Geneva convention or something or another.
If my comment didn't sound as good in your head as it did in mine, then I guess we all know who's to blame
didn't you? Well carry on then.
If my comment didn't sound as good in your head as it did in mine, then I guess we all know who's to blame
Ironically, the DOJ itself uses MegaUpload.
Palm trees and 8