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US Department of Justice takes down Megaupload website

By US Department of Justice – Office of Justice Programs WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Laurie O. Robinson today announced the White House designation of Melodee Anonymous is making its feelings known about the Megaupload arrests today. Pleading the Fifth: Official refuses testimony on [...]

Department of Justice shutdown of rouge site MegaUpload shows we don't need SOPA

By Andrea Reiher A rumor has been going around that popular producer Swizz Beatz, who is also husband to hip hop artist Alicia Keys, was among the seven owners of online file-sharing site Megaupload who were indicted by the Department of Justice Megaupload case could be a landmark one for the DOJ on copyright infringement. [...]