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If Mega stores a file that is knows nothing about, that is fine.
However once that file is identified (and reported) as copyright protected, then Mega would have to take it down. The point I guess is that Mega would be protected and the anonymous upload-er (if no IP was recorded) would be protected and eventually after who knows how many downloads, the copyright protector would be protected. The down-loader would be protected if Mega doesn't keep track of IPs downloading any particular file, and there is no interception of data streams by IPS, the Govt., etc. identifying both the file and the IP of the downloader. Yes the files could be encrypted, but somewhere there must be an index and a key and these must be distributed or the file is of no use. Essentially the same as with data streaming using youtube as a kind of Mega. |
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01-23-2013, 11:34 AM | #49 |
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I wouldn't be worried at all by all the security researchers trying to poke flaws in it, the amount of hitpieces I've read already are definitely pointing to a smear campaign which to be honest we all should have expected.
I don't see anything wrong with the site itself it's up to the individual if they upload something illegal, if anything from what I can see it would be very hard to use Mega for piracy as everyone downloading would need the key, I made an account myself as 50gb is too good to pass up on I'm not sure if I'll ever use it but it's certainly more than I have on dropbox etc |
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The key is just a password. It'll get passed around with the files like nothing. A lot of places that do post pirated software and the like do the password thing. It's to prevent scraping from idiots who will just put a survey/paywall on top of them on their sites.
I honestly would stay away from it. That guy didn't respect copyright to begin with, and it's not like it's not going to happen again. |
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As always, you need to ask yourself whether this is a reputable company run by a trustworthy person. The answer, for me, would be "no" to both questions; I would not personally choose to entrust the security of my data (or anything else, come to that) to a person with multiple criminal convictions for fraud and embezzlement.
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I read fan fiction, whilst I don't upload anything I do download, its all legal, and I know that fandoms lost an awful lot of legal links when Megaupload was taken down.
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As for the difference between megaupload and them the hammer really seemed to drop when he suggested a future site that would let artists sell their music directly and put studios out of business for proof of that just search his name and megabox and also have a look at the dates I don't doubt for a second that's the real reason behind his raid. As for the encryption being bad, if SSL is really that bad all online banks should be instantly pulled as that's what they use as well. |
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I think that it depends on what you use it for. I don't use the cloud, and I wouldn't suggest that people should upload documents that include important information to something started by Dotcom, but I also wouldn't suggest that people should upload documents that include important information to any cloud. |
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I wouldn't exclude the possibility that the government is sitting in the boat.
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And there's a difference between SSL on a bank, vs on a file host. Artists can already sell their music directly. Do they do it? No. Most wouldn't be able to handle that sort of approach on their own. |
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