Can I just say that I fucking HATE the FBI right now?

FirstRowSports seized by FBI.

godslastgift:

Source: WrestlingNewsSource

Reuters.com is reporting that firstrowsports.com has been seized in a major FBI crack down on illegally streamed sports websites. The Department of Homeland Security enforcement posed as a WWE employee arranging a meeting to purchase the domain names from him where they made the arrest.

The government seized firstrow.tv, firstrowsports.com, firstrowsports.net, firstrowsports.tv, hq-streams.tv, robplay.tv, soccertvlive.net, sports95.com, sports95.net, sports95.org, sportswwe.net, sportswwe.tv, sportswwe.com, xonesports.tv, youwwe.com, and youwwe.net, which were operated out of Quiroa’s Comstock Park, Michigan home since February 2010. He received at least $13,000 in advertising from the operation.

Thoughts: Well then.
Looks like WWE & UFC fans that use it for PPVs have to find a new site or pay for it. 

Fuck drug trafficking and organized crime, the FBI’s main objective must be ruining the experiences of internet users (i.e.: us damn dirty pirates) for the rest of forever.

Eat my ass and fuck the police. Well, at least I got to catch the Rumble. :C But now what will I do about the Elimination Chamber?

starheartshooter:

Uh just so you guys know

lesliecrusher:

youcouldbethatclever:

tearoutmyinsides:

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

apriki:

If you’re planning to continue to use a downloading system (and I honestly hope you do - saying megaupload shutting down is the end of downloads would be like saying file sharing was dead when napster got taken), here are a few tips:

FOR UPLOADING

• rename your files something simple - for example, “GOT” or even “throne” for Game of Thrones, or “TVD” or “vampire” for The Vampire Diaries. Sometimes files will be taken down for being named something copyrighted.
• change the extension of your file to .ppt or .abc - after downloading the person can change it back to .avi
• put http://anonym.to/ before your url link

FOR DOWNLOADING

• there are lots of other downloading sites! Filesonic, fileshare, rapidshare, mediafire… get out there and explore for your links, you’ll find heaps of them (and probably in HD - megaupload was the go-to source of medium quality files, but 720p is usually uploaded to other servers)
• tehparadox is a goldmine for links - and most of them are filesonic/fileserve, which means they’re still valid.
• you can use torrenting! Here is a guide for everything you need to know about torrents and how to use them. It’s not complicated at all, and in some ways a lot simpler than direct download.
• Install JDownloader! It will change your life, I swear. 
• filestube is a great way to find links - just be really cautious as to what links you’re sent to - if you’re getting vibes that it isn’t a legit link (size is often an indicator here: regular shows should be about 350mb, movies 700mb - anything incredibly large (unless it’s HD) or small in size is not the real deal), don’t download it.
• AVOID programs like limewire - i hope this doesn’t even need to be said, but downloading programs are crawling with viruses.

FOR STREAMING

• ngl, the loss of megavideo is a blow in this department. I would say that if you can, download, but if you can’t, livestreams like justintv can work well.
• tumblr tags! Searching for a movie or show in the tags can produce a wealth of download or streaming links (the “shame” tag has been going off lately for this reason, fyi). 
• American sites like ABC often stream episodes after they’ve aired - for Americans only, of course. Use a proxy program like tunnelbear or hotspot shield to bypass country limits - this can be used for sites like hulu as well.

Have fun and be smart when it comes to downloads!!

HOLY CRAP! Anonymous just took down the websites of Dept. of Justice, the Motion Picture Association, the RIAA, and Universal!

thesylverlining:

airandangels:

spock-variety-hour:

oh only knew about DOJ

Blimey! 

ETA: holy shit!

 Four people linked to Megaupload were arrested in New Zealand

UNIVERSAL

MPAA

AND RIAA

ANONYMOUS YOU BEAUTIFUL SEXY BEAST, COME TO ME, COME TO ME NOW, I CANNOT FATHOM YOUR GLORIOUSNESS

They gon’ learn the hard way that you really don’t wanna fuck with people who actually understand and can manipulate technology.

PLEASE READ THIS.. (SOPA & PIPA RELATED)

heirofslytherin:

MEGAUPLOAD HASN’T BEEN TAKEN DOWN BY SOPA OR PIPA, BUT THE FBI.

It was part of a two-year-FBI-investigation that is NOT RELATED TO SOPA OR PIPA at all .. calm down guys, it won’t happen yet and I hope that Obama better won’t sign this stupid contract.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD BY REBLOGGING.

Obama is already against these bills, but he doesn’t have overall say in this matter….

tete-pownshend:

i just heard the sound of 50000 master posts being rendered useless

Yeeeah, my whole DL on the DL tag is now pretty much useless… and some of my favorite blogs are shit out of luck as well.