Users legitimately using Megaupload filed a lawsuit for file return

ByWayneandwax

In January 2012"Megaupload" closure & arresting operator by FBIFour months have passed since, of course the site has not been returned to the hand while the site was closed, but the user who legitimately used it did not sue, but sued the court for the return of the file.

Megaupload User Asks Court for Files Back. Again. | Electronic Frontier Foundation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/05/megaupload-user-asks-court-files-back-again

Kyle Goodwin is a small business owner developing business in high school student 's sports activity report in Ohio. He used Megaupload as a backup destination for data, and uploaded a lot of video files.

MEGAUPLOAD of a date

ByKPY

However, as mentioned above, Megaupload closed in January 2012 and all users can no longer access files in Megaupload. Goodwin is also similar, and despite the crash of the hard disk, it has become impossible to access the backup data necessary for business.

Goodwin sued this problem in March in support of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF came to the court for the hearing and arbitration, but the government could not do anything to prevent the unrelated third party like Goodwin from being able to access his uploaded data, There were only options to go back. Therefore, EFF again filed a lawsuit to return data to Goodwin.

ByPhOtOnQuAnTiQuE

This is not only Mr. Goodwin, but a problem that many users are legitimately using Megaupload. According to EFF, the use of cloud computing services is widespread and is expected to continue to increase exponentially from now on. Therefore, the EFF insists that the court should make a guarantee that the innocent users like this will not get hurt by the collateral.

ByFernand 0

It is a prerequisite to keep backups not only online but also locally, but since the server was shut down and not all of the data was deleted, so if you have such an offer It is not impossible to allow access to the file after confirmation. There are also people who need business, so the judgment of the court is awaited.