[pp.int.general] MegaUpload raided, shut down on request of US authorities

[Marko Mitrovic]

American Empire strikes again.

As bad and horrendous as these things are, they give massive wind to
Pirate sails worldwide.

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Rick Falkvinge (Piratpartiet)
<rick.falkvinge at piratpartiet.se> wrote:
> MegaUpload has been raided in New Zealand and shut down at the request
> of US authorities.
>
> This has a lot in common with the raid on The Pirate Bay on May 31,
> 2006. If the affected Pirate Parties act quickly on this, it has the
> potential for a media breakthrough moment. Those are rare and need to be
> positively jumped on when happening.
>
> After all, MegaUpload didn't just have 150 million users. They also had
> 150 million voters.
>
>
> --
> Rick Falkvinge
> Founder of the first Pirate Party
> Piratpartiet SE
>
> @Falkvinge
> +46708303600, RedPhone preferred
>
> Blog, bio and press photos at http://falkvinge.net/photos-bio/
> ____________________________________________________
> Pirate Parties International - General Talk
> pp.international.general at lists.pirateweb.net
> http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general