Megaupload Will Return As Massive Global Network

MR.CJ · August 2012

It has been more than seven months since Megaupload was shut down for violating anti-piracy law by hosting copyrighted material, and Kim Dotcom is beginning to make grandiose claims about a relaunch of his site. He announced more of the new site's planned features over Twitter on Tuesday.

"MEGA will return. Bigger. Better. Faster. Free of charge & shielded from attacks. Evolution!" tweeted the founder of Megaupload. Dotcom also posted, "We are building a massive global network. All non-US hosters will be able to connect servers [and] bandwidth. Get ready."

As a precaution, the new operation will not be taking any data from users within the United States. The new standards are an attempt to keep the MEGA network of sites from becoming targets of American entertainment industry organizations.

Torrent Freak says these statements would have been written off had they come from anyone else, but Dotcom's reputation carries weight. "With enthusiasm, energy and positivity coming out of his every pore, there is something about the larger-than-life German [Dotcom] that inspires confidence that these were not casual off-the-cuff remarks," writes the BitTorrent news site.

"Developers get ready. The Mega API will provide incredible powers," Dotcom tweeted on Tuesday. "Our API and your Mega tools will change the world."

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