Megaupload laid for work

RT News App. Question more live. You can share this story on social media:. Follow RT on. Top stories. First European country offers 4th Covid vaccine dose. Djokovic team reveals plan if Australian visa canceled again — reports. Cannabis could prevent Covid, study claims. Source: Wired. In essence, having uploaded their content on the Megaupload, members lost their rights to their files, which means that strictly speaking, they might no longer be entitled to have them returned.

Admittedly though, the terms of use and privacy policies of many websites make difficult and laborious reading, but perhaps had persons been more fully aware of such provisions, other choices might have been made. US webhosting providers offer prospective users a broad range of hosting options, and the more reputable brands tend to be the most reliable and cost effective.

However, it therefore means, as has occurred to Megaupload, the US is able to exercise jurisdiction on websites and content within its jurisdiction. More importantly, where the principals of a website are considered to have encouraged — tacitly or otherwise — the distribution of copyrighted protected material, the US government may be prepared to press criminal charges against them and to seek extradition to the US.

Finally, over the past several months, there has been a marked shift towards cloud computing, where increasingly data, applications and computing resources are being used over the Internet. One facility that the average user frequently utilises is a digital locker to: store files; act as back-up storage; and facilitate file sharing. However, recognising that millions of Megaupload users lost access to their data when the US Government seized the website, and may permanently lose it when US webhosts deleted it in a few weeks, it might be wise not to keep important information in an online storage facility only.

Secondary and more tangible forms of storage, which we as users can control, such as USB and optical drives, may need to be considered.

Images courtesy of Null Value and Prachatai , flickr. Michele Marius has a wealth of experience in the telecoms and ICT space, which has been gained in the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, and in the public and private sectors. Dave, Thanks for the info. Good to know… Ultimately, the US Government wants search engines and other online properties to police the Internet more than they are doing currently.

Hence I am not surprised Google was beginning to find itself on the wrong side of the law. I think most governments are keen to find ways and means of controlling the Internet and large players such as Google…. View All Events. Email address:. You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service. Skip to Main Content Skip to Search.

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