FYI: US prosecutors shut down one of world’s largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload

[mander3-swish.livejournal.com]

Just a head's up, Megaupload is gone.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/apnewsbreak-workers-indicted-at-one-of-worlds-largest-file-sharing-sites-megauploadcom/2012/01/19/gIQAJPIRBQ_story.html


....so...does anyone have the "DL Lost Fics Here" all backed up somewhere?

ETA: It seems that a few people have those fics all backed up. A couple people are also willing to set up DL archives inside of their own websites. See the comments for more details.

Comments

[kliqzangel.livejournal.com]

I don't know as I have all of them... but I have quite a few. Mostly anything that was finished. They are mixed in with other QAF fic's though.

[mmmorpheusq.livejournal.com]

Why did they shut it down? Copyright problems?? I hate censorship~!!!

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Part of this whole police the net bill Congress is trying to pass. Pre-emptive strike. But they went abroad and arrested people working for MU. It's a mess. There's a group, Anon, that's been going around today shutting down multiple sites, like the FBI.

http://youranonnews.tumblr.com/

[mmmorpheusq.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info - guess I have really been out of the loop!

[yvonnereid.livejournal.com]

CRAP!!

[theextrac00kie.livejournal.com]

I've got all but they're mixep with other QAF fics. So I don't know which of them exactly are from the "DL Lost Fics Here".

[galehot.livejournal.com]

What we have to expect from now on??
What's next??

[galehot.livejournal.com]

Youtube??

[soulmatejunkee.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't be that bad... at least not in Germany, since 90% of all musicvideos are already blocked here, because of GEMA ... wonder why "Anonymous" don't hit them.

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

It's going to be BAD. REALLY BAD.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_INTERNET_PIRACY_INDICTMENT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-01-19-19-04-03

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

OH HELL.

But wait, am I understanding the article correctly? That several of the megaupload people have been indicted, but it wasn't actually the feds who shut it down? It seems to be suggesting that the "Anonymous" hackers did that.

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Well, the Wall Street Journal says the FBI shut it down, so I guess I was just confused.

Here's a petition (http://act.demandprogress.org/act/megaupload_seizure/?referring_akid=a4634752.1830822.HqRxDj&source=auto-e) to sign.

[silvaofhope.livejournal.com]

Okay, so this is more of a rant rather than anything, but this is fucked up!!! Not only do I have all the QAF stuff there, BUT I also have another account with them with several personal files, including my thesis plus family pics and other documents. This is ridiculous! Do they realize that while they're "trying" to stop illegal file sharing, they have now done something illegal themselves!! Megaupload is a file sharing site. Companies use the damn site to store client information for crying out loud! Anonymous should permanently disable more than the FBI's damn site, and see how they like that. I am so mad right now!



At any rate, before I blow a freaking artery here, below is a breakdown of the stories that were available for download from Megaupload. Maybe we can do some sort of check, where people comment stating if they have a back up of a story, and where it is uploaded... And while we're add it, we might as well do a check of what's in the other sites, because at this point I don't know what's gonna happen.


Cyn:
4 years, 9 months, 11 days, 5 hours
A Thicker
Dirty Little Secrets
Family Affairs
Family Ties
Family Values
Just Like Family
Like A Man
Lines Once Crossed
Milestones
Safe harbor
Tug of War
Danielle: A New Road
DeeJay: The Punishment
Elayna:
Everybody Comes to Babylon
Old Habits New Vices
Poll Hall Play
Rules of the Game
Karla:
It Wont Happen Again
Second Chances
The 'C' Word
The Osiris Complex
Spider
Kristen: Abernathy
LJ Gray:
Queer Library Gap Fillers
The Tarot Series
Maressa: Brian's Undoing
Mcpofife: All of her stories from her archive
Rick S.
The Pickup
The Proposal
Ro:
Funny How Things Work Out
The Ties that Bind
Unexpected Proposal
Unexpected Surprises
Roz Well:
Daddy
The Walls Come Crumbling Down
Sahari:
It's All About
The Gift Belated Birthday
The Gift
Sarah: Revelation
Sue Walsh:
Animal Behavior
Leather Ball Blues
Lights! Camera! Action!
Majorly Hung
Road Trip
Tiff:
Emergency
In the Gym
Tina:
A Trick for a Treat
Carry On
Fell In Love With A Girl
Halloween Bag of Tricks
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...Or is it
Naughty or Nice
Pieces of Me
Recluses, Resolution, & Reunions
Thanks for the Memories
The Games we Play
Unconventional Romance
Verily: Camp

[kellydeer.livejournal.com]

I've actually got several of these stories backed up in Word on my hard drive, BUT...I have a nasty little habit of editing as I read, so I'm sure my backups wouldn't be welcome here...sorry!

Now that I see what has been going on with these file sharing sites, I kind of wish I had left them alone, but I'm afraid I suffer from a bit of OCD that won't allow me to leave misspelled words, incorrect punctuation, etc. alone :(

[silvaofhope.livejournal.com]

Quite frankly, if all you edited were misspelled words, and punctuation, then I don't see anything wrong. The story itself is still the same as far as I'm concerned. And having something, is much better than having nothing at all.

[kellydeer.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I feel the same way, but without opening a big 'ol can of general bullshit :) from some members, I would never upload them. Some would totally 'cyber' bitch slap my ass for that!

Let me amend...if any particular author (of any one of these stories) gave permission because they no longer have a copy of their own, I would be glad to share.

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[love4movies.livejournal.com]

Oh, bollocks!

BTW I'm pretty sure I've got everything from all GIH file sharing sites on my comp. I checked regulary for newcomers. :)

Edit: We wondered a while ago, why suddenly some files disappeared. Just read on a German site, that Megaupload used to delete files, that weren't downloaded on a regular basis.

[marilla-pm67.livejournal.com]

Hey, the offer to backup all the pdf, word, html files is still there, just tell me and I create an account on my website... seriously ... until we find another solution.

Do you mind me making an open post with this offer, I don't mind putting up the account, really...


Sam

[mander3-swish.livejournal.com]

maybe PM vlredreign or court1429?

[miss-alysandra.livejournal.com]

Like Sam, I'd like to offer my help, not only to backup all the files, but also to use my site as a way to permanently download the fics.
As soon as I heard for Megaupload, I tried to install something helpful for the comm on my site. And this is what I came up with: QAF lost fics (http://qaf-lost-fics.kinnetiks.net/index.php)

Username: user
Password: user
(those are the simplest I could find since, unfortunately, you have to be logged to access it, but I can set up another username and password if needed, something more related to the comm for example)

I have a site for more than 10 years now, so it's not temporary and won't be deleted. Also, I have illimited bandwitch so it'll always be accessible.

Please, take a look at the site, and let me know if I should continue with it or not :)

[echelonizi.livejournal.com]

That would be so awesome :D xxx

[mander3-swish.livejournal.com]

that looks great!
maybe PM vlredreign or court1429 to sort it out with them?

[silvaofhope.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of this, however anyone that can log in can change or delete a file ... I don't know how comfortable I would feel if I were to upload X amount of files knowing that they might be gone the next day :\ ...

[miss-alysandra.livejournal.com]

Only the admin of the site can change or delete a file. The account I created is not an admin account. I just tried and have been unable to delete a fic with the normal user account.

[court1429.livejournal.com]

If you have the time and webspace to allow a clone of the DL sites' files, I think it would be awesome for you to keep a set. I'll add your link to the Sidebar. I created a 4Shared account a couple of weeks ago, but who knows if that'll last or not. More resources are always better!

[miss-alysandra.livejournal.com]

I'm currently working on it: deleting the doubles (I'm backing up all the 4shared accounts of the sidebar), renaming some files... and uploading them as soon as a folder is done :)
Might take a few days, but it's going to be ready very soon! I'll PM you with the correct link and infos when everything will be ok.

[court1429.livejournal.com]

If you back up the GIH 4Shared link, that has all the fics from the other two 4shared links plus 55+ more fics that members have uploaded in the past week so you don't have to do the other two links if you haven't already done so. There are a few dupes in the GIH account that I haven't deleted yet, but everything else is in order.

[kika-k.livejournal.com]

I hate censorship too!
I still don't understand why MU is closed...all this for having arrested 7 people!?!?!? I'm worried because if approved PIPA & SOPA will have repercussions around all the web.
Thanks to this community and fandom all the fics will not be lost!

Megaupload resurfaces?

[wjsc99.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's making a comeback attempt.

"Megaupload Is Back, Without a Domain Name"

http://tinyurl.com/6nxj7ys

Just imagine, if poorly thought out bills like PIPA and SOPA pass, every fanfic site could disappear, as well as things like the print-on-demand and blogging sites where I make a living selling my art, and social sites like LJ and FB.

The fallout is, potentially, so far-reaching that it could change the face of the modern world.

Scary!

Related news -- PIPA/SOPA Postponed

[wjsc99.livejournal.com]

http://tinyurl.com/6ovpjkn

Re: Megaupload resurfaces?

[court1429.livejournal.com]

If you're worried about SOPA/PIPA, advocate HARD against ACTA. I'm sure you've seen posts from your flist. It's much worse and way more broad.

[anno53.livejournal.com]

I went through my files and just wanted someone to know what I've got in case we find a way to rebuild somewhere. Some of these are titles with no authors and some with titles and authors. Here's what I got:

4Jt's Only Time
A Binding Fate by Tgray
Against All Odds by Inner Justin
Always, Clarity, & Catalyst by Azure Opal
Apple by Jans Intentions
BJFic.net Copies (zip file)
Brian Kinney is Sex 1-5
Brian
Caprice & Rioma A Me by Rizbeau
Conflict of Interest
Sunshine Series (all 4 Series) Crazy Fairy
Everything by Discothequey
Fanfiction by JustVisiting
Fics by PookieOokieOoh Aka Melanie
Growing up Kinney by Myrna
Misery Loves Company1 by innerjustin
Jans intentions fic (zip drive)
Justins Bad Day by princesskirsty
Justin's Cliff by Sian265
Kept by Duffy44
Kiss Me Alright by Clever Devil
Limitations, Push and One by Ardra
Perceptive Evolution by Megs
Pulse Point by Xie
Something Beautiful by Discothequey
The Elliot Universe by Yoursweater
The End Done Right by Vamphile
The Long Road Home Complete
The Royal Consort by Jans Intentions

[court1429.livejournal.com]

You're welcome to upload your fics to the GIH 4Shared link. Just look through what's there and avoid duplications if you can. And please don't upload any of Jan's fics since we don't share those here in this comm. Thanks!