SouthAfricaStars.com forums http://www.southafricastars.com/forums.php South Africa Stars description here en-us Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:30 +0400 MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds..... http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=19&topic=399 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:30 +0400 Jill:

interesting story, Lisa. will be interesting to see what the long term implications of this situation are. thanks for the contribution, Lisa. ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=19&topic=399 MegaUpload Shut Down by the Feds..... http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=19&topic=399 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:56:20 +0400 lisaM:

MegaUpload, one of the largest file-sharing sites on the Internet, has been shut down by federal prosecutors in Virginia. The site’s founder Kim Dotcom and three others were arrested by the police in New Zealand at the request of US authorities. MegaVideo, the streaming site belonging to same company, and a total of 18 domains connected to the Mega company were seized and datacenters in three countries raided.

megauploadJust a few weeks ago, MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom told TorrentFreak that his Mega ventures have nothing to worry about, as they operate within the rules of the law.

“Mega has nothing to fear. Our business is legitimate and protected by the DMCA and similar laws around the world. We work with the best lawyers and play by the rules.

“We take our legal obligations seriously. Mega’s war chest is full and we have strong supporters backing us,” Dotcom said.

But behind the scenes powerful forces were at work, plotting the forceful demise of MegaUpload, one of the world’s biggest websites.

An indictment unsealed today by the Department of Justice claims that MegaUpload has caused the entertainment industries more than $500 million in lost revenue and generated $175 million “in criminal proceeds.”

Two corporations – Megaupload Limited and Vestor Limited – were indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia on January 5th, 2012, and charged with “engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, conspiring to commit copyright infringement, conspiring to commit money laundering and two substantive counts of criminal copyright infringement.”

Today, the authorities executed in excess of 20 search warrants in the United States and eight other countries.

Data centers in the Netherlands, Canada and Washington housing MegaUpload’s equipment were raided. In an apparent reference to the latter location, a source has just informed TorrentFreak that the FBI are currently detaining everyone at the ISP Cogent Communications’ headquarters in Washington DC, in connection with a Mega-related search warrant.

In addition to MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom who was arrested today in New Zealand, another six alleged members of the Mega “conspiracy” were charged in the indictment:

- Finn Batato, 38, Mega’s chief marketing officer and a citizen and resident of Germany
- Julius Bencko, 35, Mega’s graphic designer from Slovakia
- Sven Echternach, 39,Mega’s German head of business development;
- Mathias Ortmann, 40, the German CTO, co-founder and director of Mega
- Andrus Nomm, 32, programmer and head of the development from Estonia
- Bram van der Kolk, 29, a Dutch citizen who oversaw programming and network issues.

Dotcom, Batato, Ortmann and van der Kolk were arrested today in Auckland, New Zealand, by authorities there. Bencko, Echternach and Nomm are still at large.

The authorities seized approximately $50 million in assets, which appears to include Kim Dotcom’s treasured collection of several dozen cars

According to the Department of Justice, the individuals named in the indictment face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit racketeering, five years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, 20 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering and five years in prison on each of the substantive charges of criminal copyright infringement.

The legal action against Mega will set a precedent for similar cloud-hosting services. The MegaUpload site itself had no search function to discover content directly, but according to the indictment this was done to “conceal the scope of its infringement.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS??? ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=19&topic=399 jill/paulie/lisa recommends...also comics corner http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=1&topic=101 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:20:17 +0400 Jill:

Paulie wrote:
How do you reboot/begin a new series by sending the character to hell? lol I know there are plenty of ways to do it, but it's kind of ironic... killing off the character in the first comic.


I ended up losing interest in the storyline, but he did eventually make it out of hell. But what else can you expect from Marvel's continous reboots? I can just see how that staff meeting went..."So what do we do with Wolverine? I know...he fights Satan!!! Okay...where does he fight Satan? Uhhh in hell I guess." Someone needs to tell Marvel that they need to stop trying to fix things that really aren't broken. But then if you listen to some fanboys, Marvel was broken permanently a long time ago. ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=1&topic=101 The volleyball corner http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=11&topic=310 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:51:17 +0400 bffcentral:

Here is another persons view on the sport ....

10 Smoking Hot Girls Playing Volleyball (Gallery)

Here is an example:



Enjoy ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=11&topic=310 jill/paulie/lisa recommends...also comics corner http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=1&topic=101 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:18:48 +0400 Paulie:

How do you reboot/begin a new series by sending the character to hell? lol I know there are plenty of ways to do it, but it's kind of ironic... killing off the character in the first comic.


Just to add, I've been reading Gunslinger Girl, a Japanese manga about cyborg children who are created, conditioned and trained by the Italian Government to kill. The series is old, but being released in Omnibus editions of 3 previously released book per current release. It's quite the dramatic series, but it also has it's moments of heart break. The childrens "conditioning" involves treating them on a drug that seems to both heal them, as well as allow their completely human partners to shape them mentally. As a rule the cyborgs love their partners... love to be interpreted as they wish. This is to be sure that the cyborgs protect their partners at all cost. The worst part? The drug doesn't keep them forever. At their maximum dosage the drug will no longer work on a cyborg, leaving the cyborg no longer operational. Even worse? No one is really sure when a cyborg will reach that limit. ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=1&topic=101 What R U listening to? http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=1&topic=175 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:44:53 +0400 Jill:

"Gimme Some" cd...Peter, Bjorn, and John ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=1&topic=175 The volleyball corner http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=11&topic=310 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:38:56 +0400 Shawnluv:

Jason wrote:
I needed to pop in and share this like of volleyball pictures. With an emphasis on the shorts:

Volleyball Shorts on The Chive

Here is a sample:




And if this was shared already... Oh well. It's nice to see it twice.
Love y'all!


The coach is getting an eye full.....love it! ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=11&topic=310 Jill's Fractured Fairy Tales http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=18&topic=171 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:34:53 +0400 Fido:

My drunken alter ego is amazing. But, nothing compared to Jill's story telling. ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=18&topic=171 The volleyball corner http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=11&topic=310 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:34:46 +0400 Jason:

I needed to pop in and share this like of volleyball pictures. With an emphasis on the shorts:

Volleyball Shorts on The Chive

Here is a sample:




And if this was shared already... Oh well. It's nice to see it twice.
Love y'all! ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=11&topic=310 Jill's Fractured Fairy Tales http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=18&topic=171 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:25:08 +0400 Jill:

kykz wrote:
lol i love it, but nitwit jill ? i'm almost hurt


Now now, Mr. Kykz. I would never think that about you. Blame it on that devious devil False Face ]]> http://www.southafricastars.com/posts.php?forum=18&topic=171