mega upload shut down by sopa/protect ip

[Calavera]

Even then, the "new" MegaUpload would have nothing that the "old" one did. All of the data is lost forever.

I find that very hard to believe. Where did you read that?

[Phallacy]

Even then, the "new" MegaUpload would have nothing that the "old" one did. All of the data is lost forever.

I find that very hard to believe. Where did you read that?

Data centers in the Netherlands, Canada and Washington housing MegaUpload’s equipment were raided.

Says it right in the OP.

[Calavera]

So it's not lost forever ... yet.

[ProfessorFarnsworth]

No worries. It'll be back up soon.

Something similar happened with PirateBay, too.

Even then, the "new" MegaUpload would have nothing that the "old" one did. All of the data is lost forever.

When Pirate Bay got seized, nothing was actually lost.

That's primarily because TPB doesn't actually store content, but rather acts like a indexing service for the torrent P2P networks. They'd have to seize everyone's personal computers who are seeding to truly shut down TPB lol.