Closing Megaupload for piracy made an impact. Some file sharing
services are retreating, but MediaFire says they have nothing to worry
about.
That's the news from MediaFire CEO Derek Labian in an
interview in VentureBeat. "We don't have a business built on copyright
infringement," says Labian. He also slammed Megaupload for "making a
ridiculous amount of money with ridiculously bad service," noting the
closed file sharing provider allowed people to upload free but charged
for large downloads, and paid pirates for content.
Yet the news of MediaFire's denouncing Megaupload for promoting piracy,
while claiming themselves to be "a legitimate business targeting
professionals," caught many by surprise. Also surprising to users? That
Labian announced MediaFire how closely he works with the feds,
including, "Homeland Security, ICE, and the FBI." This could just be
part of complying with various official requests to remove content
challenged by copyright holders, but many worry the cooperation goes
further.