Internet users see the first stages of the response to the Megaupload arrests
It has been suggested that the unwelcome legislation a current example being that from the SOPA acts has come about as the current file sharing industry has shown that it is unable or unwilling to react to piracy and illegal actions in commonplace on their sites. The arrest of the two co-founders of Megaupload and the fact the site was taken down has created a split reaction throughout the file- sharing community.
Some file- sharing sites have taken no action in response to the arrests such as MediaFire- claiming that no changes to their businesses are required. Others such as Rapidshare, a Switzerland based online IT company have defenced themselves against possible rebuttal by highlighting their own IT services specifically their own internal anti- piracy laws.
Other companies have reacted in far more dramatic ways. Onlookers have questioned this sudden turnaround in policy and qualified it as an expression of guilt. Uploaded.to responded by blocking access to USA users with a simple message saying they were sorry. Filesonic reacted by implementing a process to ensure that users only have access to their own files- the sharing function they used to offer has been disabled.
What do our clients say?
