Bloomberg reports today:
'Megaupload Judge Defers Decision on Seizing Users’ Data
A U.S. judge deferred a decision on whether the government should set up a way for Megaupload.com users to regain access to millions of gigabytes of data the company managed before being shut down as part of a criminal copyright-violation case.
U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady in Alexandria, Virginia, today heard arguments over a request by a Megaupload user, Kyle Goodwin, that the government be ordered to create a mechanism allowing those who used the website for legitimate purposes to retrieve their data.
“We’ll look at it a little further and issue an order shortly,” O’Grady said at the end of the 1 1/2-hour hearing. '
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...sers-data.html