Fact check: Megaupload was working on something called Megabox, which was a "DIY artist distribution service that would have completely disrupted the music ind

Fact check: Megaupload was working on something called Megabox, which was a "DIY artist distribution service that would have completely disrupted the music industry." -- Tech Crunch http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/was-megaupload-targeted-because-of-its-upcoming-megabox-digital-jukebox-service/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/was-megaupload-targeted-bec... Opinion/Theories: I sincerely believe that Mega Upload was working on this product, as they were making connections with legit, mainstream artists. For example: -Swiss Beatz was the CEO of megaupload at the time of the shutdown (although he had just been named CEO 24 hours before) http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/swizz-beatz-revealed-as-silent-partner-ceo-of-megaupload-20120119 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/swizz-beatz-revealed-... -Remember the Megaupload Mega Song that was taken down by UMG? Among the featured artists were Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, will.i.am, P. Diddy, Chris Brown. Here is the video, the song is actually pretty terrible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9caPFPQUNs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9caPFPQUNs