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150 Copyright Notices For Mega

Posted by timothy on from the well-that's-the-business-model dept.

Master Moose writes "Kim Dotcom's Mega file sharing site has been stung with 150 copyright warnings, according to an international report. Dotcom launched the new fire-sharing website on January 20 in a blaze of fireworks and publicity.Less than two weeks later and Computerworld.com is reporting the company removed content after receiving 150 copyright infringement notices." Raise your hand if you're shocked, simply shocked.

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  1. Hmm... by GiantMolecularCloud · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I wonder how difficult it would be to upload copyrighted content and then file a complaint about it...

    1. Re:Hmm... by serviscope_minor · · Score: 5, Funny

      how are you supposed to know if you have my permission to view it?

      I am quite capable of forming my opinions on your posts without reading them.

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  2. Sounds like a great success. by jtownatpunk.net · · Score: 5, Insightful

    150 complaints out of the millions of accounts they claim is pretty darn good.

  3. DMCA Takedown Notice - I got one by Subgenius · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Mega cannot see the contents of files. The DMCA notices are simply based on the filenames when linked through search engines.

    I created an 80 byte text file that contained the words "star" and "wars" in the FILE NAME, with the actual content being "This is a text file..." with no internal links or other content. Using the mega-&&&.me search engine, I posted the link NAME.

    Not surprisingly, I received a DMCA notice within 10 hours of uploading, SOLEY based on the file name.

    No big surprise here. I expected the result from the test.

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