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SOPA and PIPA shelved, but Megaupload closure a sign of things to come

By Asian Correspondent Fri, Jan 27, 2012 11:39AM UTC View Comments

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) cracked down on cloud file storage site MegaUpload a day before the Stop Online Piracy (SOPA) and Protect IP (PIPA) acts were shelved in the US Senate and Congress. The DoJ used the PRO-IP (Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008) law to shut down Megaupload with...

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New Zealand judge grants bail to Megaupload pair

By AP News Thu, Jan 26, 2012 2:08PM UTC View Comments

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A judge in New Zealand has granted bail to two men arrested last week in the case against file-sharing site Megaupload. Auckland judge David McNaughton granted bail Thursday to Megaupload employees Finn Batato and Bram van der Kolk. McNaughton previously denied bail to website founder Kim Dotcom. The men are...

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SOPA & PIPA: What they mean for Asian netizens

By Asian Correspondent Mon, Jan 23, 2012 1:35PM UTC View Comments

Screengrab from last week's Wikipedia blackout. Pic: Wikipedia.

AMONG the hot topics being discussed last week were the SOPA and PIPA laws pending in the U.S. Congress. But while we Asians live half a world away from where the legislation will take effect, these proposed laws have a long reach, and will potentially affect all of us if enacted into law. Websites went...

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NZ: Megaupload founder arrested in US-backed anti-piracy swoop

By AP News Fri, Jan 20, 2012 5:26PM UTC View Comments

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — With 150 million registered users, about 50 million hits daily and endorsements from music superstars, Megaupload.com was among the world’s biggest file-sharing sites. Big enough, according to a U.S. indictment, that it earned founder Kim Dotcom $42 million last year alone. The movie industry howled that the site was making...

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Analysis: Wikipedia’s SOPA blackout is the opposite of stupidity

By Sriram Vadlamani Wed, Jan 18, 2012 2:33PM UTC View Comments

Wikipedia has announced it would temporarily shut down today, and it did. This blackout is probably the first in the history of the Internet. To come from a website which showed us the power of Internet, this event is extremely important. Wikipedia’s blackout is to protest SOPA, an anti-internet piracy bill which is draconian and...

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