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Megaupload

By lwacek

  • Megaupload.com Created

    Megaupload.com is founded by Kim Dotcom. It served as an online file sharing, storing and viewing website.
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  • Google ends AdSense partnership

    Google sent Megaupload a letter stating that they were ending their AdSense partnership due to the presence of copyrighted materal on the site.

  • Megaupload banned in Hong Kong

    Although the website was built in Hong Kong, as of Feburary 2009 the site was banned to users with Hong Kong IP addresses, perhaps to hinder law official investigations.

  • Megaupload banned in Saudi Arabia, United Arab

    Megaupload is blocked in Saudi Arabia and United Arab due to copyright infringement and availability of pornographic material.

  • Named in top 3 of "digitial piracy" sites

    MarkMonitor, a research firm, named Megauplad.com in the top 3 for digital piracy sites.

  • Megaupload banned in Malaysia

    Megaupload is blocked in Malaysia due to copyright violations.

  • The Mega Song is published

    Megaupload.com published "The Mega Song" a promotional video for Megaupload featuring Kanye West, P. Diddy, Jamie Foxx and more.

  • Megaupload Shut Down

    Megaupload.com is shut down by the U.S. Department of Justice stating that it spreads massive worldwide piracy of copyrighted works.

  • Megaupload Assets Frozen

    Hong Kong customs froze about 300 million Hong Kong dollars (30 million U.S. dollars) belonging to the company.

  • Kim Dotcom Arrested

    Founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, was arrested in his home in New Zealand related to online copyright theft.

  • Kim Dotcom offers to extradite himself

    Founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, offters to willingly extradite himself to the U.S. in return for bail, his assets unfrozen for lawyers and living expenses, and a fair trial.