Comments on: Updated: Day After Piracy Bill Collapses, Feds Shut Down Megaupload

By: William

William — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:14:24 +0000

>(it’s unclear if the endorsements were bona fide)
I wasn’t aware there was any uncertainty that the endorsements were legitimate, do you have a source that calls them into doubt? Everything I’ve read about the “mega song” or whatever it was called seemed to indicate that the artists definitely did endorse the site.

By: Star Jonestown

Star Jonestown — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:33:11 +0000

Cool. Thanks Jeff!

I took exception, you answered, it’s a pretty d*mned good answer in my view, and hey, it’s your site.

Only issue I would wonder about is, how and when did the arrests take place…? Meaning, it’s also quite possible or even likely that the arrests were only stalled by the international nature of it.

However, since you did me the courtesy to respond to a kind of snipe-y comment, I suppose it’s best not to dwell on further minor details. There’s some hilarious excerpts about these Mega guys on GigaOm.

By: Jeff Roberts

Jeff Roberts — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:55:38 +0000

Star Jonestown, I’m not a partisan in the SOPA fights and was not trying to put thumb on the scale. I think the decision of senior Republicans like Rubio to withdraw their support is a sign the bill’s in big trouble. That doesn’t mean it won’t be back in another form — I just think the current version is history.

As for the release you cite, yes, the indictment occurred weeks ago. That’s why I think the decision to unseal the indictment and announce it today was political.

By: Star Jonestown

Star Jonestown — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:50:11 +0000

Re “SOPA fell apart, and may be an effort by the White House”….

Sloppy. The bill didn’t “fall apart”… Support for it was damaged considerably, but it’s not like it dissolved in water or something.

And the White House didn’t put the FBI in a time machine and tell them, ‘go back a year and start an investigation in case we need to soothe Hollywood donors later’.

FROM THE OFFICIAL FBI RELEASE: ”The individuals and two corporations—Megaupload Limited and Vestor Limited—were indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia on Jan. 5, 2012″

It’s right there, for cripes’ sake. The indictment happened 2 weeks ago. Doesn’t anyone read this stuff? Doesn’t the actual truth bear weight, or is everything just a big, messy blog full of rumor, innuendo, gossip and half-thought causal relationships?