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Megaupload was much easier to search than Mega. Its loss is a terrible shame; it served as an archive site for loads of material that existed nowhere else. Webc
by causi 3y ago
Megaupload was much easier to search than Mega. Its loss is a terrible shame; it served as an archive site for loads of material that existed nowhere else. Webcomics, music, videos from dead sites. Putting copyrighted stuff on the IA wasn't as common back then.
- krisknez 3y agoMegaporn was good too, RIP
- rgbrenner 3y agoMegaupload was much easier to search than Mega The indictment said it was not searchable by the public.
- fluoridation 3y agoI think what the GP means is that "megaupload" is easier to search in a search engine than "mega", with the latter being more likely to return irrelevant results first.
- causi 3y agoNo, just that there a lot of searchable index sites that maintained huge lists of URLs for material on Megaupload.
- giobox 3y ago> Putting copyrighted stuff on the IA wasn't as common back then. I'm still amazed the IA is getting away with hosting some of the stuff it is right now, honestly. I love it, but I am mentally preparing myself for it changing substantially eventually. All it's going to take is probably something like the wrong Nintendo IP appearing in the site for a while and the scent attracting Nintendo's lawyers, or similar. If there's content you want, I'd download it while you still can. Longer term, I'd love for the IA to get recognized in US law and some rules to make it easier to archive/share certain types of older software/digital IP without the worries we have today, but probably a pipe dream.
- causi 3y agoIndeed. That's one reason the whole "emergency library" thing made me so angry. It's always one stupid decision that ruins it for everybody else.