> I didn't realize that the Megaupload employees had already been handed sentences. The site is down. The company has all its assets seized and is unable to pa

> I didn't realize that the Megaupload employees had already been handed sentences. The site is down. The company has all its assets seized and is unable to pay hosting bills. FBI "gave permission" to delete the data (never mind it's evidence, BTW), inducing the hosting to get rid of this unpaid-for burden. The damage to their brand is enormous - mainstream media parrot the FBI line and report Megaupload as taken down pirate site, clear-cut case. The trust of legitimate users is forever lost. Even if found not guilty, when the case finally gets to trial in a few years, the company will never be able to recover and restart its business. How do you not call that sentenced without trial?