File-sharing site Mega fields 150 copyright infringement warnings

January 30, 2013

The file-sharing service Mega has fielded 150 copyright warnings since its recent launch as founder Kim Dotcom grows a risky new business while under indictment by U.S. prosecutors for running Megaupload. And a French website appears to already be faltering after collecting links to content stored by Mega, including files purported to be the film Django Unchained, Microsoft’s Office software and Elton John’s tune, “Bennie and the Jets.” Mega, which launched on Jan. 20, allows people to store 50GB of encrypted content for free. The content, which can be shared between users by sharing a link to it, can be decrypted if a user also shares the encryption key. Mega was developed with an eye to avoid the copyright infringement allegations that plagued Megaupload, which was shuttered in January 2012. Since uploaded content is encrypted, Mega cannot determine the content of files stored. But it will remove content upon receiving a valid notification of copyright infringement.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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