[XboxMB News]

If you have any important files that were hosted via the Megaupload file sharing service, you could have those files deleted in just a few days. The Associated Press (via NPR.com) reports that the companies that hosted the servers for Megaupload could start getting rid of those files beginning on Thursday.The story reports that the U.S. Attorney's Office sent a letter on Friday to Carpathia Hosting and Cogent Communications Group, which owns the servers that hosted the Megaupload service. The letter said those companies could start deleting data that used the service on Thursday. Megaupload was shut down earlier this month by US officials and several of its employees, including its founder Kim Dotcom, were arrested on online piracy charges.The U.S. Attorney's Office's letter also said that the government has made copies of some of the data found on Megaupload's servers. However, none of the servers were physically taken from their hosting locations.Megaupload's attorney Ira Rothken says that he is trying to keep that data from being deleted from the servers. Not only could 50 million Megaupload users be affected, but Rothken says that those files could be helpful in Megaupload's defense against the online piracy charges. He added, "We're cautiously optimistic at this point that because the United States, as well as Megaupload, should have a common desire to protect consumers, that this type of agreement will get done."

Source: thetechgame.com

[LegendKiller]

Glad I never used Megaupload.

[drugamer]

I have like 3 movies on Megaupload lol. Not much loss there, but I'm wondering how they'll use the info in their defense.

[Dreamnation]

I mostly had movies on megaupload.

[Tucker]

So, when we make digital copies it is "copyright infringement" but when the Government does it, everything is okay. Nice. Go **** yourself.

[Vital Programming]

Government= gay.

[Swift 57o]

And most people wonder why I hate our government.

[MichMasteR]

Originally Posted by Swift 57o

And most people wonder why I hate our government.

That's why a lot of people hate USA... cause their crappy government think they can control the whole world

[stickmanmeyhem]

The fact they're doing it doesn't seem legal... The trial isn't finished, or even started yet, so the judge could rule in Kim Dotcom's favour... In that case, what the government is doing here is literally stealing his **** and destroying it... I'm pretty sure that's completely illegal for any normal citizen to do.

[Brad1571]

If they remove it ... They are ******ed ... Simple!