According to the results of three-month research conducted by internet consulting firm DeepField Networks, the recent takedown of Megaupload had almost no effect in web traffic related to file-sharing. As it turns out, Megaupload was responsible for roughly 30-40% of all file-sharing downloads. The site handled such an immense amount of data that the world’s more »

A few days ago, the founder of Megaupload Kim Dotcom and several executives within the company were arrested and accused of being a part of a worldwide conspiracy designed to pirate copyrighted materials. The expensive assets accumulated by Dotcom and others suggest the individuals made quite a bit of money from running one of the more »

The Department of Justice has closed down MegaUpload and arrested its founder Kim Dotcom. The DOJ is charging seven executives of MegaUpload with conspiracy, saying that the website is an “international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy.” The claims also state that the up loaders reward system on the service was more »

Sharing files on the web has become easier and easier. There are plenty of websites that let you upload files. However, one of the trade offs is when your buddy wants to download that file, they may have to wait through a forced waiting period so a site like Zshare or Rapidshare can drive you more »