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08/06/2012

Megaupload: while FBI defends seizure overseas, MPAA is 'sympathetic' to users who uploaded legal files

Megaupload: while FBI defends seizure overseas, MPAA is 'sympathetic' to users who uploaded legal files: Photo






The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) says that it is "sympathetic" to users that stored "legitimately acquired or created data" on Megaupload's servers, but points out that the file-sharing service's terms of use "clearly disclaimed any guarantee or continued access to uploaded materials."
Responding to a brief filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of a user, the MPAA asked an Eastern Virginia District Court to ensure that no illegally downloaded copyrighted material on Megaupload's servers be released back to users. The court is currently deciding if users should be granted access to their legal Megaupload data. If the court allows access for users to retrieve their files, the MPAA says the mechanism for...
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