un po di tempo fa su megaupload.com avevo letto un articolo molto interessante
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Hong Kong, December 12th 2011Megaupload Limited, founded in 2005, is a leading provider of online storage and data transmission services. Over 180 million registered users rely on us for their day-to-day cyber logistics, and people at 87% of the Fortune 500 companies have accounts with us. As an online service provider, our operations are fully compliant with and protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and we cooperate with rights-holders to combat the abuse of the powerful tools that we provide.
Nevertheless, Megaupload is not popular with everyone. Some people in the movie and music industry, in the face of problems with their traditional business models, opted to take a hostile stance towards change, rather than embracing the opportunities presented by the Internet.
Mega has developed innovative technologies that allow artists, performers and owners/producers of content to monetize their content every time it is downloaded online. One of these solutions, called the Megakey, which alters the user's advertising experience and pays for free content, is available today.
Mega's effort to cooperate with artists, performers and content creators is going to open up vast new opportunities for them to reach consumers that they otherwise will miss with their traditional business models. While we are in the process of creating these new business opportunities that are good for consumers and for most content creators, regrettably, we are being attacked and labeled as a "rogue operator" by organizations like the RIAA and the MPAA, which represent some of the music and movie industry.
On December 9, 2011, we re-launched our website, featuring endorsements by top celebrities including P Diddy, Will.i.am, Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Chris Brown. The campaign includes a promotional song and video containing snippets from those celebrity endorsements called the Mega Song. The video became an instant viral online sensation. Within hours, it was the top trending topic on Twitter, and global news media reported about and linked to the video utilizing Youtube's embedded video player.
To our surprise, Universal Music Group (UMG) decided to sabotage our campaign by deleting Megaupload's creation from Youtube and other sites, abusing the DMCA takedown process and unlawfully claiming ownership of our Mega Song. Some people in the music industry are currently lobbying for legislation that would allow them to not only delete specific content from a website, but to delete entire websites from the Internet. After this demonstration of the abuse of power by UMG, we are certain that such an instrument (SOPA & PIPA) should not be put into the hands of corporations.
Let us be clear: Nothing in the song or the video belongs to Universal Music Group. We have signed agreements with all artists endorsing Megaupload. The song has been commissioned and paid for by Megaupload. Efforts to reinstate the video by submitting a counterclaim to Youtube have failed because of UMG's intervention. Efforts to reach out to UMG and open a dialog about this scandalous abuse of the DMCA process were answered with unfounded and baseless legal threats and demands for an apology. We have no choice and instructed our lawyers to take legal action against UMG.
Neither Megaupload nor the participating artists are supporting or promoting piracy in any form. We stand unified against piracy and have taken a leadership role in this area by giving content owners direct delete access to our servers, bypassing the complicated removal process entirely. Unfortunately, because of the recent abuse by UMG, we need to re-evaluate if this is the best approach.
One of our websites, megabox.com, is signing up artists to sell their creations directly to consumers and avoiding outdated business models completely. Artists working with Megabox receive 90% of music sales, allowing them to be in control of their careers. This may be a motive for UMG to sabotage our campaign and to block innovation. Mega remains open to having dialogue with all labels on how they can use our innovative technology to open new markets globally for their clients and their content.We are grateful to the artists who are endorsing Megaupload, and we would like to apologize to them for the negative picture that is being painted of Megaupload and their endorsement. It is unfortunate that a powerful and positive message was stopped in its tracks by illegitimate censorship and legal threats combined with propaganda depicting Megaupload as rogue and illegal.
We thank everyone for the massive support. Let's join forces and fight together for an Internet without censorship. Stand up and oppose new laws like SOPA and PIPA, which are being written this month in Washington. Do not vote for politicians that are supporting censorship laws. Let your local representatives in Congress know what you think. You need to be loud and clear. Send them emails today. Join organizations that are promoting free speech and innovation. Be a part of the powerful movement that is opposing censorship. Or you might find yourself within a massive censorship firewall controlled by large corporations.
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