In light of the Megaupload closure, Richard Metzger believes this is the end of the era of the cyber-locker.
If you’ve been illegally downloading movies, music, software, e-books, pr0n or anything else from the Internet’s various file sharing cyber-locker services like Megaupload or Filesonic—and you know who you are—then I hope you got your fill, because you can pretty kiss those days goodbye.
After the arrest in New Zealand last week of German-born Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (AKA Kim Schmitz), several—most—of the file-sharing businesses are opting to close suddenly or greatly modifying their business models
via Dangerous Minds | Kiss your free movies and music goodbye: Is the era of digital piracy over?.
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