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  1. Where the CEOs Americans? I have not read a ton about it, but I do know it was Hong Kong based, so a little weird the US Gov't took it down.

    "Early 2011" - "The FBI contacted New Zealand Police in early 2011 with a request to assist with their investigation into the Mega Conspiracy." said Detective Inspector Grant Wormald of OFCANZ

    28-OCT-2011 - MegaUpload labelled a 'rogue' site by MPAA.

    09-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload releases a music video with RIAA artists endorsing MegaUpload.

    10-DEC-2011 - UMG doesn't like the video. Has it removed from YouTube.

    12-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload files suit against UMG on the grounds that UMG cannot remove the content as MegaUpload holds the copyright, not UMG.

    16-DEC-2011 - UMG says "So what? We can take down whatever we want!" and "You can't touch us. This isn't DMCA. We didn't take it down because of copyright. We took it down because we can."

    21-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload labelled a "rogue" site by the USTR.

    28-DEC-2011 - MegaUpload wants an explaination from UMG.

    19-JAN-2012 - MegaUpload shut down by Feds

    20-JAN-2012 - New Zealand arrests in US led global copyright infringement investigation of Megaupload.com and related sites.

    A lot more information via http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/onplj/feds_shut_down_megaupload/

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