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In most reports following the MegaUpload shutdown, the site is exclusively portrayed as a piracy haven. However, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of people used the site to share research data, work documents, personal video collections. As of today, these people are still unsure whether they will ever get their personal belongings back.

In a response, Pirate Parties worldwide have started to make a list of all the people affected by the raids, and they are planning to file an official complaint against the US authorities.

“The widespread damage caused by the sudden closure of Megaupload is unjustified and completely disproportionate to the aim intended,” they announce.

“For this reason Pirates of Catalonia, in collaboration with Pirate Parties International and other Pirate Parties, have begun investigating these potential breaches of law and will facilitate submission of complaints against the US authorities in as many countries as possible, to ensure a positive and just result.”

“This initiative is a starting point for legitimate internet users to help defend themselves from the legal abuses promoted by those wishing to aggressively lock away cultural materials for their own financial gain.”

Legal experts and citizen rights groups have taken an interest in the issue as well, TorrentFreak learned. The Pirate Parties are the first to make an inventory of the damage, but not the last.

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Well it's true yes a huge amount on Megaupload was pirated content but people still use it legally if you wanted to share pictures and files etc. then this was an easy option. I'm glad they will be filling a complaint.

i wonder what would happen if they won the coomplaint

You can't shut down a website like that for having pirated material. It's not what they intended when opening megaupload. They should have removed the pirated files and not everything.

R.I.P

About time, Megaupload was a really good tool for uploading/sharing non pirated stuff.

i think its a fair thing if they left mega upload alone, and brought it back, all those game saves were there for everyone to use

SUE SUE SUE SUE =D

I support this. I hope they realize what they have actually done.

yay go megupload we miss you hope they win and bring it back

Megaupload was a great site, it's a good thing the users are helping try to get it back.