OT- Dono do Megaupload
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O grupo Anonymous lançou uma ofensiva em retaliação ao fechamento do site Megaupload. O grupo estaria trabalhando num site com propósitos equivalentes, chamado de Anonyupload. O anúncio foi feito no último domingo (22/01), em um post do AnonyOps, no Twitter, que continha a seguinte mensagem: “Contra-atacando, a versão Anonymous do Megaupload”.
Anonyupload promete ser a versão Anonymous do Megaupload (Foto: Divulgação)
A mensagem acompanhava um link para a página do Anonyupload. Nela, o grupo promete oferecer, em breve, um serviço de armazenamento e compartilhamento de arquivos irrestrito, completamente gratuito aos usuários, e livre de propagandas.
No site, são pedidas doações para que, com os recursos levantados, seja possível comprar espaço em servidores e, a partir disso, colocar o serviço para funcionar. No entanto, a mistura de ativismo com dinheiro não parece ser o modo de operar deste grupo, e por conta disso, muitas pessoas sugerem que a iniciativa seja de uma facção ou de um grupo menor dentro do Anonymous.
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Além de pedir doações, o site manda uma mensagem de apoio ao prosaico criador do Megaupload, Kim DotCom, atualmente preso. Em português, a mensagem diz “Obrigado, DotCom, pelos últimos anos de serviços. Esperamos que você seja libertado em breve."
O site informa que suas operações principais, especialmente as que mais aborrecem as autoridades, ficarão sediadas em território russo. O grupo também informa que pretende iniciar suas atividades em 25 de janeiro.
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O fecho do Megaupload está a deixar a Internet à beira de um ataque de nervos. A maioria dos sites de partilha de ficheiros está a retirar todo o conteúdo sujeito a direitos de autor e é mais difícil "sacar" um filme, uma série ou um disco recentes. Especialistas dizem que P2P vai beneficiar com esta situação.
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Fundador do site Megaupload foi detido
O FBI está em vantagem na luta contra a pirataria na Internet. O fecho do Megaupload gerou uma onda de choque, primeiro, entre os internautas, que se sentiram indignados. Não tardou a reacção de empresas de alojamento e partilha de ficheiros. Por segurança, umas, apertadas pelo FBI, outras, começaram a limitar o acesso a ficheiros e apagar milhares de pastas com conteúdo susceptível de violar a lei dos direitos de autor.
O Rapidshare, que dividia com o Megaupload a liderança entre os sites de partilha de ficheiros, e primeiro candidato a preencher o vazio deixado após o fecho do site de Kim Dotcom, que está detido e acusado de extorsão, violação de direitos de autor e lavagem de dinheiro, não se atemoriza e diz que presta um "serviço absolutamente legal", comparável ao Dropbox, um sistema de arquivo de ficheiros.
"Não estamos preocupados ou amedrontados com este raid", disse Daniel Raimer, porta-voz do Rapidshare. "O arquivamento de ficheiros é um negócio legítimo", acrescentou, em declarações ao site "Ars techinca".
As palavras do porta-voz não condizem com os actos da empresa. O Rapidshare apagou milhares de ficheiros que poderiam ser problemáticos. Uma simples busca na Net por um filme, música ou série de televisão recentes arquivados no Rapidshare conduz à expressão "The file of the above link no longer exists" - ficheiro ou o link mencionado não existe.
Segundo o Rapidshare, isto pode acontecer por várias razões. "O uploader apagou o ficheiro; o ficheiro continha material ilegal e foi apagado dos nossos servidores pela equipa anti-abuso, o link estava incorrecto ou o servidor está demasiado ocupado e não consegue processar o pedido".
A mensagem "The file of the above link no longer exists" é comum à generalidade das empresas conhecidas por permitir armazenagem e partilha de ficheiros. Sites como o Zshare, que bloqueou três mil arquivos, o FileJungle, aque apagou cerca de 90% dos ficheiros, ou o Filesonic, que "limpou" milhares de ficheiros, aparentemente porque está sob investigação federal, não chegaram a ter tempo de se assumir como sucessores do Megaupload.
O Uploaded, que segundo alguns sites da especialidade foi banido dos EUA e estará sob investigação do FBI, justifica-se com excesso de tráfego. "Os nossos servidores estão carregados ao máximo por isso tivemos muito trabalho nos últimos dias", pode ler-se numa comunicação feita pelo administrador do site, justificando as dificuldades de acesso ao site. "Estamos a trabalhar dia e noite para resolver os problemas da infraestrutura, não esperávamos ter uma subida tão grande de tráfego e fomos apanhados desprevenidos", acrescentou.
O administrador do Uploaded explica que não está sediado nos EUA e que não tem problemas com o FBI. Fechou foi o acesso, "que era residual", a partir dos "States" para "prevenir quaisquer problemas com as leis norte-americanas. Pedindo "desculpa pelas baixas velocidades" do serviço, garante que o "site não será fechado" e que mantém o serviço de associação, que paga a quem carregar mais ficheiros.
Um serviço que existia no Fileserve, outro dos pesos pesados da partilha de ficheiros. Além de já não ser possível ganhar dinheiro com o carregamento de ficheiros, a empresa fechou contas e apagou milhares de ficheiros que podiam ser suspeitos. Segundo informações que circulam em sites de downloads na Net, o FilePost está a apagar todo o material, à excepção de documentos em pdf ou textos.
O 4shared estará, também, sob escrutínio do FBI, assim como o Mediafire, que já teria sido intimado a depor perante os "federais" americanos. Notícias que não foi possível confirmar. Certo é que o descarregamento de ficheiros destes sites está praticamente inviabilizado.
Aparentemente, o FBI ganhou o primeiro "round". Mas parece longe de ganhar o combate. "O meio de alojamento de ficheiros está louco, de momento, e temos muito a fazer", recorda o administrador da página do Uploaded. "É preciso deixar a poeira assentar", pode ler-se num conhecido site português de partilha de ficheiros, que diz estar "à procura de novos hosts" para onde transferir o material perdido.
"Foi um rude golpe, mas o que não nos mata torna-nos mais fortes e esta é mais uma etapa no nosso percurso. Demore o tempo que demorar podemos garantir que iremos recuperar tudo aquilo que seja possível e cá estaremos sempre a divulgar cultura", escreve o administrador desta página portuguesa, que, em tempos, foi fechada pelo FBI. "As certezas que temos neste momento é que a livre partilha irá continuar e o Warez não vai morrer!"
A sobrevivência dos sites de descarga de ficheiros através de "http" não parece estar em causa. É só uma questão de tempo até que os mais resistentes encontrem novos "hosts" onde colocar o material. Mas, alguns sites portugueses conhecidos e muito utilizados estão já fora de serviço "temporariamente".
Enquanto não regressam, a "normalidade da Net" mantém-se nos "torrents", que se baseiam no sistema Peer-to-Peer (P2P), que pode ser traduzido livremente como "entre pares", um tipo de serviço que possibilita a descarga de ficheiros alojados em vários computadores dos utilizadores. Os programas vão buscar a vários computadores no mundo "kapas" e "megas" de informação, que se juntam no terminal do utilizador.
Especialistas acreditam que o P2P vai sair reforçado com o fim do Megaupload e os constrangimentos que surgem em sites do mesmo género, que começaram a apagar ficheiros que podiam ser problemáticos.
Será que tenho que ter cuidado com o FBI...lol a minha net já é lenta de mais...Cuidado com as partilhas aqui no caldeirão.
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OT- Dono do Megaupload
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, manicured estate on the outskirts of New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland.
Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, faces extradition to the United States over charges of masterminding a scheme that made more than $175 million by infringing copyrighted content without authorization on his online file-sharing website.
The German national, who denies the charges, is currently in custody in a jail cell, and a New Zealand judge is due to decide by Wednesday whether he will get bail.
Neighbors in this nouveau riche community of hobby farms, vineyards and equestrian clubs sometimes saw Dotcom on the winding roads in one of his luxury cars, but no one Reuters spoke to had actually met the multi-millionaire, former hacker.
"We see him driving around, but he keeps to himself and we're quite close neighbors. I've seen him driving around with his 'GUILTY' number plate," said Libbi Darroch, as she groomed her 7-year-old showjumper Muffy at the Coatesville Pony Club.
Living just over the hill from Dotcom's rented 30-acre property, the Darrochs drive past the estate's back entrance, guarded by a security outhouse and surveillance cameras, to reach the shops or take their daughter to school.
"I've never seen him walking or anything. I think he does all his business in his mansion. All I thought was he had a funny number plate. People knew he was incredibly wealthy because of the huge rent he was paying," said Darroch.
Dotcom, 38, rents what is reportedly New Zealand's most expensive house, built by the founders of Chrisco Christmas hamper fame and worth an estimated NZ$30 million, with a monthly rental put at NZ$30,000-NZ$40,000.
At the nearby Coatseville general store, garage, cafe and gift shop, everyone told the same story - no one has actually met Dotcom, who reportedly stands two meters (six ft six inches) tall and weighs more than 130 kg (285 lbs).
Nor has anyone met his wife, who is heavily pregnant with twins, or his three children or know where they go to school.
CHAMPAGNE LIFESTYLE ONLINE
Since taking up residence here in 2010, Dotcom has ordered some NZ$4 million ($3.2 million) of renovations to the mansion, including a heated lap pool with underwater speakers, imported spring water and a NZ$15,000 custom ladder, according to media.
But any work on the estate, which looks like a world-class golf course with clipped lawns and staff moving about in golf carts, is organized by someone in his entourage, say locals.
Adding to the reclusive image, Dotcom claims to have become the world's top player of the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" after racking up 702 hours of gaming in just months.
On New Year's Eve, Dotcom uploaded a video of his achievements on YouTube, looking at the camera and punching the air. The time lapse video shows Dotcom sitting in a chair playing the game on his computer as the sun goes up and down. (here)
Dotcom spent NZ$500,000 for a 2010 New Year's Eve fireworks display over Auckland, but few city officials have publicly admitted meeting him. Former Auckland mayor John Banks said he met him after his fireworks donation, but added he hardly knew the multi-millionaire.
"He has been very generous to many charities and good causes as I understand it, and he was very generous to Auckland City when he volunteered to fund the fireworks display and did," Banks told local media Tuesday.
Banks said he had dined at Dotcom's estate once. "I'm a car enthusiast and he had a nice collection of cars. I got to speak to him for a few minutes," he said.
LOCAL SYMPATHY
This all contrasts with Dotcom's online image, with one video showing him surrounded by topless women and men spraying champagne on board a superyacht during a "crazy weekend" in Monaco that cost a reported $10 million.
"Fast cars, hot girls, superyachts and amazing parties. Decadence rules," said the commentary accompanying the so-called fun documentary, which Dotcom dedicated to "all my fans."
Dotcom was arrested Friday in a high-octane raid by New Zealand police, backed by helicopters, on his home in Coatesville, during which the former hacker was found holed up in a safe room.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates Dotcom personally made around $115,000 a day during 2010 from his empire. The list of assets seized when he was arrested, included nearly 20 luxury cars, one of them a pink Cadillac, works of art, and NZ$10 million invested in local finance companies.
Megaupload's lawyer has said the company simply offered online storage and has sought Dotcom's release on bail, but prosecutors say he is an extreme flight risk as he holds German and Finnish passports and probably has access to secret funds.
Despite having no contact with Dotcom, many people in this sleepy village were sympathetic, believing he has been treated harshly for someone not charged with a violent crime.
"He's innocent until proven guilty," said one woman at the Fernleigh Cafe. Another local protested that the police raid on Dotcom's house was heavy handed, with police rappelling down from a helicopter and busting down his bedroom door.
Jeff Ifrah, a U.S.-based white collar defense lawyer, wrote in a blog that the U.S. government had raised the stakes by treating the Megaupload case as though it was dealing with organized crime and ignoring that other online file-sharing sites had successfully defended themselves.
"These actions, more suitable to the type of steps that the government takes against an organized crime enterprise dedicated to murder, theft and racketeering, are astonishing," he wrote.
Tuesday, while Dotcom sat for a fifth day in a prison cell, there was little activity at his estate, bar the security guards moving about quietly in golf carts.
A Finnish flag flew above his mansion, while two statues of giraffes stood high on a hill overlooking the main entrance.
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, manicured estate on the outskirts of New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland.
Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, faces extradition to the United States over charges of masterminding a scheme that made more than $175 million by infringing copyrighted content without authorization on his online file-sharing website.
The German national, who denies the charges, is currently in custody in a jail cell, and a New Zealand judge is due to decide by Wednesday whether he will get bail.
Neighbors in this nouveau riche community of hobby farms, vineyards and equestrian clubs sometimes saw Dotcom on the winding roads in one of his luxury cars, but no one Reuters spoke to had actually met the multi-millionaire, former hacker.
"We see him driving around, but he keeps to himself and we're quite close neighbors. I've seen him driving around with his 'GUILTY' number plate," said Libbi Darroch, as she groomed her 7-year-old showjumper Muffy at the Coatesville Pony Club.
Living just over the hill from Dotcom's rented 30-acre property, the Darrochs drive past the estate's back entrance, guarded by a security outhouse and surveillance cameras, to reach the shops or take their daughter to school.
"I've never seen him walking or anything. I think he does all his business in his mansion. All I thought was he had a funny number plate. People knew he was incredibly wealthy because of the huge rent he was paying," said Darroch.
Dotcom, 38, rents what is reportedly New Zealand's most expensive house, built by the founders of Chrisco Christmas hamper fame and worth an estimated NZ$30 million, with a monthly rental put at NZ$30,000-NZ$40,000.
At the nearby Coatseville general store, garage, cafe and gift shop, everyone told the same story - no one has actually met Dotcom, who reportedly stands two meters (six ft six inches) tall and weighs more than 130 kg (285 lbs).
Nor has anyone met his wife, who is heavily pregnant with twins, or his three children or know where they go to school.
CHAMPAGNE LIFESTYLE ONLINE
Since taking up residence here in 2010, Dotcom has ordered some NZ$4 million ($3.2 million) of renovations to the mansion, including a heated lap pool with underwater speakers, imported spring water and a NZ$15,000 custom ladder, according to media.
But any work on the estate, which looks like a world-class golf course with clipped lawns and staff moving about in golf carts, is organized by someone in his entourage, say locals.
Adding to the reclusive image, Dotcom claims to have become the world's top player of the video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" after racking up 702 hours of gaming in just months.
On New Year's Eve, Dotcom uploaded a video of his achievements on YouTube, looking at the camera and punching the air. The time lapse video shows Dotcom sitting in a chair playing the game on his computer as the sun goes up and down. (here)
Dotcom spent NZ$500,000 for a 2010 New Year's Eve fireworks display over Auckland, but few city officials have publicly admitted meeting him. Former Auckland mayor John Banks said he met him after his fireworks donation, but added he hardly knew the multi-millionaire.
"He has been very generous to many charities and good causes as I understand it, and he was very generous to Auckland City when he volunteered to fund the fireworks display and did," Banks told local media Tuesday.
Banks said he had dined at Dotcom's estate once. "I'm a car enthusiast and he had a nice collection of cars. I got to speak to him for a few minutes," he said.
LOCAL SYMPATHY
This all contrasts with Dotcom's online image, with one video showing him surrounded by topless women and men spraying champagne on board a superyacht during a "crazy weekend" in Monaco that cost a reported $10 million.
"Fast cars, hot girls, superyachts and amazing parties. Decadence rules," said the commentary accompanying the so-called fun documentary, which Dotcom dedicated to "all my fans."
Dotcom was arrested Friday in a high-octane raid by New Zealand police, backed by helicopters, on his home in Coatesville, during which the former hacker was found holed up in a safe room.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates Dotcom personally made around $115,000 a day during 2010 from his empire. The list of assets seized when he was arrested, included nearly 20 luxury cars, one of them a pink Cadillac, works of art, and NZ$10 million invested in local finance companies.
Megaupload's lawyer has said the company simply offered online storage and has sought Dotcom's release on bail, but prosecutors say he is an extreme flight risk as he holds German and Finnish passports and probably has access to secret funds.
Despite having no contact with Dotcom, many people in this sleepy village were sympathetic, believing he has been treated harshly for someone not charged with a violent crime.
"He's innocent until proven guilty," said one woman at the Fernleigh Cafe. Another local protested that the police raid on Dotcom's house was heavy handed, with police rappelling down from a helicopter and busting down his bedroom door.
Jeff Ifrah, a U.S.-based white collar defense lawyer, wrote in a blog that the U.S. government had raised the stakes by treating the Megaupload case as though it was dealing with organized crime and ignoring that other online file-sharing sites had successfully defended themselves.
"These actions, more suitable to the type of steps that the government takes against an organized crime enterprise dedicated to murder, theft and racketeering, are astonishing," he wrote.
Tuesday, while Dotcom sat for a fifth day in a prison cell, there was little activity at his estate, bar the security guards moving about quietly in golf carts.
A Finnish flag flew above his mansion, while two statues of giraffes stood high on a hill overlooking the main entrance.
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