January 2012
MegaUpload - Closed.
FileServe - Closing, does not sell premium.
FileJungle - Deleting files. Locked in the U.S..
UploadStation - Locked in the U.S..
FileSonic - the news is arbitrary (under FBI investigation).
VideoBB - Closed! Will disappear soon.
Uploaded - Banned in the U.S. and the FBI went after the owners who are gone.
FilePost - Deleting all material (will leave executables, pdfs, txts)
Videoz - Closed and locked in the countries affiliated with the USA.
4shared - Deleting files with copyright and waits in line at the FBI.
MediaFire - Called to testify in the next 90 days and it will open doors. Pro FBI
Org Torrent - Could vanish with everything within 30 days “he is under criminal investigation”
Network Share mIRC - Awaiting the decision of the case to continue or terminate Torrente everything.
Koshiki - Operating 100% Japan will not join the SOPA / PIPA
Shienko Box - 100% working China / Korea will not join the SOPA / PIPA
ShareX BR - group UOL / BOL / iG say they will join the SOPA / PIPA
The thing is though, this was the culmination of a two year investigation. In the meantime, we still have Mediafire, Filesonic, Fileserve, Wupload, Filestube, etc etc. It’s just a shame that I can no longer Google search “thing I want to download + Megaupload”.
REST IN PEACE
Daniel Rossen follows the path of fellow Grizzly Bear-member Chris Taylor (CANT) and is set to release a 5-track EP Silent Hour / Golden Mile of solo-recordings on March 19 via Warp. It sounds a lot like his work for Grizzly Bear and Department of Eagles (obviously), but that is a very good thing (obviously). Listen to a first outtake Saint Nothing above.