TrollsNews 60 - Megaupload taken down, Trollympics

[paulopavacic]

u rly think that its good that they shuted down megaupload :O ... tumb down 4 that

[AlexanderAnarchist]

JUSTIN BIEBER IS AN ASS PIRATE!

[Killerthewolfdog]

So it wasn't ACTA..... over-reactive dumbasses -.-

[Trollsnews]

@Killerthewolfdog well sort of yes, it was ACTA, but on different level than people think

ACTA is an agreement between countries, they agreed to cooperate against piracy, and New Zealand and US were first countries to sign it.

But ACTA didn't bring any new legislation or anything, they could do it without ACTA as well.

ACTA does nothing, that doesn't current legislation already allows

[GearBiscuit]

Taking megaupload down is the ultimate trolling. Now we all use fucking lame shit hosters. Epic trollz

[zanaelf]

hmm I would argue that yes since pipa and sopa is not in place what about acta ?

[random19911004]

Looks like coppercab is going for biggest troll of 2012 as well. See the latest video he put up dated 4th January. Title: "WE'RE NOT FINSIHED YET". 

[SirScarecr0w]

coppercab is on the right side.... :(

[Stop0nlinePiracyAct]

SOPA

[ima13u]

my nana lives down the road from them

[MrSkyMalta]

guy who invents megaupload:gets 50 years jail

some guy who rapes,kills ect:gets 20 years jail

[dimentiosbigfan]

*Vol

[dimentiosbigfan]

Here's a troll for ya Vo, Jang, look 2 comments below this one :P

[SOPAonlinePiracyAct]

@CoolEasyProductions2 SOPA

[mahimahimindy]

chromchris2 made a "minecraft sucks" video he was just mad because he didnt have the game

[SOPAonlinePiracyAct]

@mahimahimindy JOIN SOPA

[mahimahimindy]

@SOPAonlinePiracyAct SOPA SUCKS GO DIE SOPA EVERYONE HATES YOU. WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LIKES SOPA

[MegaMark2011]

must destroy all got his youtube acount supended

[SOPAonlinePiracyAct]

@MegaMark2011 SOPA

[MathemedicUpdates]

I love the white Troll accent

[SOPAonlinePiracyAct]

@MathemedicUpdates SOPA

[outtheir123]

best troll of 2010? 2011*

[TWGOKfan]

first

[genericusername769]

Luckily no one cares about mega upload all the cool kids use piratebay

[FaultlessGamer]

@genericusername769 so i'm cool thanks

[royercrafter]

what accent do you have, trollnews?

[Ghaledon]

What if Vol Jang were a girl?

[PeleGiannisGalpe]

shut the fuck up just shut the fuck up!!

[Kemorasi]

the only file-sharing site that I upload/download files from is Mediafire...the rest just suck dick

[johnomonoia5]

we are all PIRATES

[Trollsnews]

@johnomonoia5 do what you want cause a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

[johnomonoia5]

@Trollsnews the chest is full of precious booty, then we will open the locks and then we will say HURREY

[SOPAonlinePiracyAct]

@johnomonoia5 SOPA

[ipolee]

@Trollsnews

why is the rum gone ?

[darkguyitsme]

@Trollsnews if u like to sell pussy, you are a pirate!

[problemofficer]

@Trollsnews YAR YAR AHOY IN THE PANTS NIGGITY NIGGITY NIGGITY FAGS

[IMATROOOLLL]

SOPA is thy end of the internet, as we know it.

[Epicsniper3x]

NOT MEGAUPLOAD!

[HazardousDarkNinja]

Megaupload... Megavideo.... And their porn site. Damn it.. I don't want to live on this planet anymore..

[MasterPebsie]

Megaupload did take down illegal files, though.

[LegendaryProjects]

just a perfect example of the fed fucking us over

[MrRezanx]

Hey TN please make a video of you making a trollsnews video

[Trollsnews]

@MrRezanx hey MrRezanx search for a video of me making a trollsnews video :D

[TheSlothStyle]

Meh.

[RobLesterArchive]

best troll of 2010, i think you were right, lol, but yeah annotation says 2011, so whatever, worse slips could have happened, and coppercab is ok, his material is not just same old shit, so yay for coppercab

[SamiWheeler]

I hear the biggest issue is that not everyone used the site to view "pirated" videos (though to be honest the cost of buying the same movies/shows from a store is criminal).

Many people used it to share/store files related to school and work, artists and small business owners as well as students use it alot for collaboration projects/note comparing since it was easier to upload files/media to and share.

By removing this site, tons of original non pirated data was lost/blocked as well.

Bad FBI!

[Trollsnews]

@SamiWheeler I don't want to play devils advocate, but it's the fault of the pirates in this case, majority of content of MegaUpload must have been movies, games and music (I'm guessing, but it's reasonable to think that considering that student project files are a lot smaller than a movie)

It's like if they would close a bar because owners were covering that people are dealing drugs there, a lot people were just drinking there, but there were illegal things happening

[EpicTrollDragon]

@Trollsnews Lets face it, megaupload was shit.

[HarrysSecret]

@EpicTrollDragon "Lets face it, megaupload was shit."

Agreed. Total rip-off!

[SnowLeopardStudioz]

Then Mega Upload

Next Mega Video

NOW MEGA PORN!!!!

[trkoby]

@MSteniente77 Download Utorrent client and get everything from btjunkie.org. You're welcome in advance.

[trkoby]

@quaxk I slap my long sloppy penis in your face for that remark.

[trkoby]

I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!

[quaxk]

btw, yes, the FBI has no jurisdiction in NZ, that's why they get interpol to do the arrests for them, don't go crazy with the disinformation, any country can ask interpol to emit an international arrest warrant, there's no conspiracy here

[quaxk]

was that penis slapping analogy really necessary? I mean, we know you obsess on penises, but could you spare us? we get it, you're gay, just tone it down, ok?

[a1337turtle]

@quaxk Welcome to the internet.

[tacodeath12345]

onision has some funny as shit drama check it out vol jang

[MrSwfan778]

卐top 卐opa

[SchwarzHimmel]

Megauplaod! Next time do it right and use Chinese our North Korean severs

[SockMcLargeHuge]

My issue with this arrest is it holds the hosts, not the file-pirates responsible. This tactic of attacking the share-sites has never worked. It only galvanizes pirates to organize and open more share sites. The only way to reduce file-piracy is to arrest and prosecute the pirates themselves. Fail deterrent is fail.

[Trollsnews]

@SockMcLargeHuge that's why DMCA is in place, this takes away responsibility of the owner of a site for pirates uploading things there, but they need to remove copyrighted material if they are alerted by copyright holder, otherwise they will be also responsible. So they were guilty.

But I don't think anything will reduce piracy, not a single thing

[Runermanyoyo]

@Trollsnews actually megaupload was shut down not because there were illegal files on the site and they couldn't take them all down, but because they were (very indirectly, probably accidentally) making money off piracy (probably cause some lawyers found a loophole, atleast from what i can read of the text)

Some say it was because they were going to open their own iTunes-like company called MegaBox, in which most of the profits would go to the artist (this would catch artists from Universal etc)

[Thunderbirds202]

Did You notice that Steve now has facebook page?

[Zralf]

oooo.k, i didin't know that was the case, i just thought the feds came in and said "lol shutdown"

[MSteniente77]

i know there is more download sites than only megaupload but the biggest bullshit here is that megaupload is the biggestand most visited sites pf the internet so basically every post of games,music,movies...ect contains megaupload links, and thats a pain in the ass because now we have to search deeper because the other download servers like rapidshare are a piece of shit or unpopular.

[TheRepublicOfUngeria]

bye megaupload, at least I still have black market reloaded!

[Croreloth]

The megaupload thing was back in 2011.

[dingleflorden]

GHOST > COPPERCAB

[dingleflorden]

Piracy helps independent musicians.

[gbr67]

ED is in Boston in May

[DgraymanKicksAss]

Anyway, It's not that damaging if megaupload is the ONLY site that the feds take down, but the same argument they used to take MU down can be used for alot of other filesharing sites and not to mention youtube. Since they mainly rely on users to flag copy infringing files, so if copyright holders feel as though other sites are slacking they could be taken down as well. That's probably my only major concern from this incident.

[Trollsnews]

@DgraymanKicksAss actually not, the other sites are usually more careful, I think MU just got too cocky, so FBI was like "OK, then fuck you MegaUpload"

[DgraymanKicksAss]

Torrenting may be superior way to download, as you don't have leave your browser up and just can queue up a bunch of downloads instead of downloading one by one, but here lies the problem, eventually within a couple months those torrents will have 0 seeds. So eventually if you want to look for older files that may have been available a couple years/months ago but now completely dead, filesharing sites like MU were a good alternative to archive such files so people could still find those files.

[VideoGameResearcher]

@DgraymanKicksAss Actually, you never had to leave your browser up when you were downloading files from filehosts....

You know there's a freeware program called jdownloader that can download files from filehosts and queue up a bunch of files instead of continually selecting a new file to download. Because mediafire ( and megaupload used to) doesn't have captcha for free users, the program can just continusly download files with out you having to check up on it....

[VideoGameResearcher]

@DgraymanKicksAss Megaupload was the 2nd best (Mediafire 1st) filehosting site for free users....

It always seemed to store files the longest compared to other hosters, you got the best speeds (a lot of times I can get around 2/mbs), no Captcha, easy interface.....

All those other cyberlockers suck so badly :(

I loved megaupload compared to torrents because I usually got the same speeds as a very good seeded torrent and I don't have to worry about companies tracking a torrent and sending

[VideoGameResearcher]

@DgraymanKicksAss cont- my isp a letter :(

[DgraymanKicksAss]

Megaupload DID take down infringing files, if I had a dollar for every time I've found a broken MU link I'd be half as rich as Dotcom. But the point is if MU can get taken down by the feds for not taking down enough copyright infringing files, can't youtube be in the same boat? I mean there are still so many songs on youtube that have been uploaded by random users that have been left up for a couple years now, and STILL haven't been taken down. Atleast MU didn't leave files up for years.

[VideoGameResearcher]

@DgraymanKicksAss Not really, Youtube/Google is too powerful to be taken down....

Youtube/Google has A LOT more resources than megaupload to just be taken down so easily.....

[wiitarded23]

surprised the shit out of me that swizz beatz was the ceo of megaupload.

[mmffl123456]

Ouch OuchOuchOuchOuchOuchOuchOuchOu­ch OUCH!!!!!!! FUCK!! YES I AM MAD!!

[macsweene]

Glad to see someone who isn't butthurt about megaupload taken down. They had it coming with all the blatant copyright infringement.

[MasterPeanut94]

Best troll of 2010? Don't you mean 2011?

[GargantuanHunter]

Heheh, the annotation in the end was funny.

[CumOnYerHands]

Mediafire FTW!!

[DgraymanKicksAss]

@CumOnYerHands It wouldn't surprise me if mediafire wasn't on the fed's target list next.

[Lorddark211]

i watche jeepersmedia's video about this. does this mean people who used Megaupload will get arrested, or is he just bullshitting us?

[Seargent363]

@Lorddark211 I don't think he would intentional bullshit us, but it could be a possibility.

Okay now a regular question, why is just a copy right holder saying it is copyrighted enough to take something down, for i know on youtube the users can fight back claiming it is not or it is a part of fair use? So why can't mega upload do the same, unless they are not a safe harbor, which i thought they were? Otherwise it should take a court case to prove it is indeed copyright violation.

[Trollsnews]

@Seargent363 because on youtube you can fight back because it really might belong to you. But for example film studio owns the movie and if the movie is there and they didn't place it there, there is not much to discuss, they have to take it down

[ROFLcustard]

megaupload is back up under a new domain

[asukafan133]

If the FBI can take megaupload down then why the fuck do we need S.O.P.A and P.I.P.A i think the answer is simple the government is afraid of the internet cause it help the people revolt in the middle east. *might not be true but it is what i think*

[IDaCashman]

Well, I'm just gonna miss that site since so many people actually did share their own created material on there.

[AlmostFallen7]

if he was the best troll of 2010, then you are the best of 2011

[ILYIAB]

You understand economics? LOL!

[TheCelebrityOnline]

LOL @ Trollympics :D

[RCDeschene]

Actually, if you watch the AmazingAtheist he makes the analysis that shutting down Megaupload was the direct govermental responce to SOPA & PIPA failing, that this was to show the world that, whether or not it passed or failed, they still have the power to shutdown sites anyway.

[Shadowblood66]

@RCDeschene I never thought about it that way, but it makes sense!

[RCDeschene]

@Shadowblood66 Yeah, basically according to AA, the goverment had the oppertunity to shut down Megaupload the whole the time, they were just using using SOPA & PIPA as justifications to do it and when they were shelved, the goverment decided to just carry out the termination anyway.

[THE4WHEELER1992]

2010 do you meen 2011?

[yuriythebest]

@THE4WHEELER1992 awesome right! if they make a mistake they can always use the "I was just trollin" defense

[TheKalimanMX]

the FBI trolled all the people with MU subscriptions.

no refunds for you! problem? :trollface:

[thundertower]

@TheKalimanMX haha you are so clever

[dangerouslytalented]

Ever noticed that Newt Gingrich's wife (calista, not the other two) looks an awful lot like Stevo with a wig on?

[bigfri5]

Best troll of 2010? A little late there ahaha.

[MiGGoFin]

@bigfri5 HAHAHAHAH read the fucking annotation -____-''

[EASTWICKgames]

What the fuck FBI?! I mean, whilst it is acceptable to take down a website if it hosts illegal file downloads ( movies and games ) megaupload was a site where users could upload their own files that they had created! Couldn't they have at least just got rid of the files that were infringing copyright?

[Trollsnews]

@EASTWICKgames actually that's what they wanted, that's why copyright holders were asking to megaupload to remove the copyrighted content, they really had their chance.

For example YouTube is able to do that, obviously it can be done

[EASTWICKgames]

@Trollsnews ah, i get it now. still sucks though.

[ItsMisterRed]

@Trollsnews

>Doesn't use Megaupload

>Says they really had their chance

>Talking about something he doesn't even know

[MusicOfKeng]

No wonder I couldn't watch pokemon. -___-

[tigerboy1227]

2:09 i rofled, but yeah, why did they have to wreck it for all of us? megaupload was a great supporter of mods for games, and now every old megaupload link is dead.

[marsling12]

Your Czechoslovakian accent sounds like a latino´s.

[MakaveliandPr0]

what the hell is wrong with steve's eye?

[NejiHyuga900]

Besides MegaUpload, MegaVideo has been taken down too by the FBI.

[Quiditty]

@NejiHyuga900 Megavideo is a part of Megaupload

[NejiHyuga900]

@Quiditty - I know.

[The1337ScareCrowZ]

Hey, Trollsnews! I messaged you about this too! I want credits D:

[Trollsnews]

@The1337ScareCrowZ yeah you and another 20 people ... and I knew about it before any of you messaged me :P

It's really great you guys are sending me these things, but unfortunately I have time to give credit only to one person and MSteniente77 was first

[xXChrisHATEXx5]

I also happen to be Czech but my English isn't very good. I would like it if you would have a Czech broadcast and stop being so self-hating and pandering to Anglo pigs.

[justiceforce100]

trolls will be arrested and will be detain and brought to justice.

[Lentertament]

Thank You, someone who can clear up this situation.

[dangerouslytalented]

What do you think of the video "interior semiotics" which has been going viral lately? Do you think it is trolling?

[blackoutworm]

And yes, megaupload being shut down has a lot to do with sopa no longer being a thing. Not a middle finger, but an example. You should have seen it coming though. I mean As I said, people were singing about megaupload all the time.

[Oskcreed]

host ALL the file hosting sites in Sweden!

[anotherrandomnobody]

Anonymous haven't been too happy about what the US government was doing, they took down FBI's website.

Strange politics there are

[SONYandMICROSOFT]

So you're saying that the owners of megaupload deserve 50 years in prison?

[Trollsnews]

@SONYandMICROSOFT nope, I'm just saying that they are idiots because they made it easy. I read internation copyright law and DMCA once and I knew it would be stupid idea to do their business that way, they should have do it better to cover their ass in better way

[blackoutworm]

Megaupload was a trap to catch people.

Everything about them getting arrested and shit is bs.

Obvious proofs are for instance that artists are mentioning megaupload all the time.

So if you used that site, they have your ip and all that shit. And that's why they took the site down.

[problemofficer]

Youre the shit! AW YEAH

[RoflKnifeDemandz]

DERP.

[RayWiIIamJohns0n]

Nicki Minaj's new song "Stupid Hoe", worst song I've ever heard.

[TheOfficialiKON]

MegaUpload had 1 server in Virginia and that was all the FBI needed to find them guilty of breaking United States Law.

[moccamonster]

While I agree Megaupload simply broke the law, the current prosecution by the US is simply draconian. They have no jurisdiction and the charges against the owners of Megaupload are downright retarded. They are being accused of running one of the largest copyright crime syndicates in the world. Are you fucking joking?

They also claim Megaupload is responsible for up to 500 million dollars in undermined profits by copyright holders, but they assume that 1 downloaded film = 1 film not sold.

[Trollsnews]

@moccamonster but that's always the problem with piracy, you really can't measure anything. The reality is that if I donwload something, I wouldn't probably buy it ... but then why should I have it, when I didn't pay for it ... on the other hand if I like it, I will talk about it and someone else might buy it, so I'm helping.

My opinion is: if you pirate, don't make it obvious and easy to get caught

[moccamonster]

@Trollsnews I agree man. I think it's fair to say that if piracy didn't exist(somehow), yeah some folks would've bought movies/games/music instead of downloading it, but the issue is that the report equates every single download as a lost sale, which is simply false.

As for piracy as a whole, eh. I'd rather have that everyone just buys their stuff legally, but I doubt a big movie studio ever went bankrupt because their movie got pirated.

[bannyloren100]

@moccamonster right

[Faicbook]

@Trollsnews hey , i live in belgium me and my friend uploaded a couple of videos

(we didn't own the videos) are we in trouble now , i'm pretty scared.

[WhoaKaela]

@moccamonster Seriously. I know I'm not exactly typical, but I end up buying most of the stuff I download. They just cant say how much money was lost or gained.

[moccamonster]

@WhoaKaela Well it's mostly related to the fact that if piracy didn't exist, not every single pirate would legally buy all the things they could download otherwise.

I mean I downloaded a couple of movies recently. If they weren't available online, would I have bought all of the bluray at like 20 bucks each? No. So saying that me downloading 5 movies at 20 bucks each = 100 dollars lost is simply a logical phallacy and a strawman argument used by the industries who support this draconian crap.

[WhoaKaela]

@moccamonster yeah that was my point

[GenocyberGaming]

you said best troll of 2010... lol

[Trollsnews]

@GenocyberGaming yeah I did :D I'm really not good with years

[TechTongue]

@Trollsnews, tits

[Legit101bro]

Great vid!

[Maryanme2007]

Lololll

Almost first, I'm going to cry myself to sleep =(

[TheStolenBike]

LOL Trollnews FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheHeroCinema]

FIRST lol good video

[TheStolenBike]

@TheHeroCinema fail

[TheHeroCinema]

@TheStolenBike I was first when I typed it XD

[rustycan420]

@TheHeroCinema Fail, Kil lyourself!

[PlayingWithDeathEra]

hi :p