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January 20, 2012

U.S. Shuts Down File-Sharing Site, 'Anonymous' Hackers Retaliate 
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U.S. authorities have shut down one of the world's largest file sharing
websites and arrested its owners on a number of charges, including
illegally sharing pirated material. The action against Megaupload is
said to be one of the largest-ever criminal copyright cases brought by
the U.S. government. The site's owners and operators were arrested in
New Zealand as part of a raid spanning nine countries. The shutdown came
just one day after the global online protests against a pair of
anti-piracy bills in Washington. In response to the operation against
Megaupload, hackers with the group "Anonymous" shut down the websites of
the the U.S. Justice Department, Recording Industry Association of
America, Motion Picture Association of America, and Universal Music.



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