abaldwin360: occupyallstreets: #WhistleblowingWednesday: Is This The Real Reason Why MegaUpload Was Censored? In the weeks before the crackdown, Megaupload was planning on launching a new music sharing website called Megabox that looked like it had the potential to completely transform music distribution, and even find a way to pay musicians in the process. From TorrentFreak, via Digital Music News: “UMG [Universal Music Group] knows that we are going to compete with them via our own music venture called Megabox.com, a site that will soon allow artists to sell their creations directly to consumers while allowing artists to keep 90 percent of earnings,” said MegaUpload founder Kim dotcom. “We have a solution called the Megakey that will allow artists to earn income from users who download music for free,” Dotcom said. “Yes that’s right, we will pay artists even for free downloads.  The Megakey business model has been tested with over a million users and it works.” Seems like MegaUpload was taken down for reasons other than piracy. Again:  The real reason MegaUpload was shut down?

abaldwin360:

occupyallstreets:

#WhistleblowingWednesday: Is This The Real Reason Why MegaUpload Was Censored?

In the weeks before the crackdown, Megaupload was planning on launching a new music sharing website called Megabox that looked like it had the potential to completely transform music distribution, and even find a way to pay musicians in the process.

From TorrentFreak, via Digital Music News:

“UMG [Universal Music Group] knows that we are going to compete with them via our own music venture called Megabox.com, a site that will soon allow artists to sell their creations directly to consumers while allowing artists to keep 90 percent of earnings,” said MegaUpload founder Kim dotcom.

“We have a solution called the Megakey that will allow artists to earn income from users who download music for free,” Dotcom said. “Yes that’s right, we will pay artists even for free downloads.  The Megakey business model has been tested with over a million users and it works.”

Seems like MegaUpload was taken down for reasons other than piracy.

Again: 

The real reason MegaUpload was shut down?

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    Color me not surprised.
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    This doesnt surprise me at all, this so called democracy ruled by the corporations paying politicians to pass laws in...
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    this would have been amazing :/
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    Interesting. On a side note: Hey Mamma by BEP? Really? That song still exists? COS IT FUCKING SHOULDNT I am seriously...
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    This is relevant, and the future. there is no stopping it. can’t wait to do more research.
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