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〕 | logo = 250px | caption = | trading_name = | native_name = | romanized = | former type = | type = Limited | traded_as = | industry = | genre = | fate = Shut down by the United States Department of Justice | predecessor = | successor = Mega, Ltd. | foundation = Hong Kong () | defunct = | founder = Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz) | location_city = | location_country = Hong Kong | locations = | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Finn Batato (CMO) | products = | production = | services = Online file hosting | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = $175 million+ | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 155 | registration = 180+ million | current_status = Dismantled | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = | screenshot = | footnotes = | intl = | bodystyle = }} Megaupload Ltd was an online Hong Kong–based company established in 2005 that ran online services related to file storage and viewing, including megaupload.com.〔 The domain names were seized, and the sites associated with Megaupload were closed down by the United States Department of Justice on 19 January 2012, following the indictment and arrests of the owners for allegedly operating as an organization dedicated to copyright infringement. HK$330 million (approximately US$42 million) worth of assets were frozen by the Customs and Excise Department of Hong Kong.〔RTHK – (HK seizes $330 m in Megaupload raids ) 〕 The company's founder, Kim Dotcom, has denied any wrongdoing, and the case against Dotcom, who is a New Zealand resident, has been the subject of controversy over its legality.〔("Law Professor: Megaupload Prosecution A 'Depressing Display Of Abuse Of Government Authority (1 May 2012) ''Techdirt'', accessdate=4 May 2012 )〕 The US judge handling the case has expressed doubts about whether the case will come to court.〔 ''New Zealand Herald'', 21 April 2012.〕 The shutdown of Megaupload led to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on a range of websites belonging to the U.S. government and copyright organizations by the Hacktivist group known as Anonymous.〔〕 On at 12:47 PM (Eastern time; 16:47 UTC), Megaupload was re-launched as Mega under the domain name mega.co.nz. The re-launch date was chosen to coincide with the one-year anniversary of Megaupload's takedown by the FBI. ==Company and services== The company's registered office was in Room 1204, on the 12th floor of the Shanghai Industrial Investment Building in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.〔"." DomainTools. Retrieved 19 February 2012. "Registrant Name:Megaupload Ltd Registrant Street1:Room 1204, 12/F Registrant Street2:48–62 Hennessy Road Registrant Street3: Registrant City:Wan Chai Registrant State/Province:Hong Kong"〕〔"(HSBC Business Centres )." HSBC. Retrieved 19 February 2012. "Wan Chai Hennessy Road Rooms 2101–2102, 21/F, Shanghai Industrial Investment Building, 48–62 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong" – (Map ), (Archive )〕 The company web services included: (a) Megaupload.com, a one-click hosting service; (b) Megapix.com, an image hosting; (c) Megavideo.com and Megalive.com, video hosting services; (d) Megabox.com, a music hosting service. Other services included Megaclick, Megafund, Megakey and Megapay, all of which were advertisement and financial services. Two additional services, Megabackup and Megamovie, were in development before their closure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Megaupload」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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