"Megaupload on the other hand is a company whose sole purpose it to assist pirates." This is not true. While pirates may have been a large share of their custo

"Megaupload on the other hand is a company whose sole purpose it to assist pirates." This is not true. While pirates may have been a large share of their customers, many people also used the service to transfer files that are too large to be sent through e-mail, or spread their own content which they've created themselves and chosen to distribute for free.