Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.

The site's founder and others have been charged with violating piracy laws.

Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.

Investigators denied a link to recent protests against proposed piracy laws, according to the Wall Street Journal.

On Wednesday, thousands of websites took part in a "blackout" to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa).

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A što je on ugašen, kad taj zakon još nije usvojen, a možda neće ni biti?

Jedna od najvećih svjetskih stranica za dijeljenje fajlova, Megaupload.com, zatvorena je, a protiv zaposlenih podignuta je tužba zbog kršenja zakona o pirateriji, piše internet blog „Zimo“.

Optužnica tereti „Megaupload“ za kršenje autorskih prava više od 500 miliona dolara vrijednih filmova i ostalih sadržaja. Optužnica je podignuta u četvrtak, dan nakon što su mnoge stranice protestovale protiv prijedloga dva zakona kojima se Kongres namjerava boriti protiv piraterije i kršenja autorskih prava filmova i TV programa.

U optužnici se navodi kako je „Megaupload“ u jednom trenutku bio 13. najpopularnija stranica na svijetu.

Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal Music
After a Department of Justice-executed raid today on the file sharing site Megaupload, hackers aligned with the online collective Anonymous have shut down the websites for both the DoJ and Universal Music Group, the largest record company in America.
Both universalmusic.com and justice.gov went down on Thursday afternoon, less than hours after it was revealed that Megaupload had been brought down by federal authorities and four people linked to the site, all outside of America, were arrested and charged with a conspiracy related to copyright infringement.
“It was in retaliation for Megaupload, as was the concurrent attack on Justice.gov,” Anonymous operative Barret Brown tells RT on Thursday afternoon.
Brown adds that “more is coming” and Anonymous-aligned hacktivists are pursuing a joint effort with others to “ damage campaign raising abilities of remaining Democrats who support SOPA.”

Anonymous takes down Department of Justice, RIAA and Universal Music

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