20 Jan 12, 05:41AM
The charges are not totally ridiculous. Megaupload was(AFAIK) paying users according to the popularity of their content and [allegedly] not doing a damn thing about infringing content. If Megaupload can show they gave even a small shit about the content being uploaded(Which they will) they can probably fight this.
I don't think the outrage is stemming from the site going down but because it comes just after the web went dark in protest of the now infamous SOPA/PIPA bills. There's also some concern over whether charges can be pressed by US prosecutors against foreign citizens but I don't see that issue panning out in Megaupload's favor. It may not matter since the charges are going to have a hard time sticking.
I don't think the outrage is stemming from the site going down but because it comes just after the web went dark in protest of the now infamous SOPA/PIPA bills. There's also some concern over whether charges can be pressed by US prosecutors against foreign citizens but I don't see that issue panning out in Megaupload's favor. It may not matter since the charges are going to have a hard time sticking.