4shared: Alive
Bitshare: Alive
Crocko: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Depositfiles: Alive. Closed affiliate program for Americans.
Filejungle: Dead. Only uploaders can retrieve their files.
Filepost: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Fileserve: Dead. Only uploaders can retrieve their files.
Filesonic: Dead. Site was shutdown.
Hotfile: Alive. Quiz-based uploader policy and three strike rule. Closed Site Sales part of affiliate program.
Mediafire: Alive
Megaupload: Dead, pending lawsuit from US federal government.
Oron: Dead. Site was shutdown.
Rapidgator: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Rapidshare: Alive
Ryushare: Alive
Uploaded.to: Alive (still blocking US traffic?).
Uploading.com: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Uploadstation: Dead. Only uploaders can retrieve their files.
WUpload:Dead. Site was shutdown..
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Original Megaupload story:
Bitshare: Alive
Crocko: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Depositfiles: Alive. Closed affiliate program for Americans.
Filejungle: Dead. Only uploaders can retrieve their files.
Filepost: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Fileserve: Dead. Only uploaders can retrieve their files.
Filesonic: Dead. Site was shutdown.
Hotfile: Alive. Quiz-based uploader policy and three strike rule. Closed Site Sales part of affiliate program.
Mediafire: Alive
Megaupload: Dead, pending lawsuit from US federal government.
Oron: Dead. Site was shutdown.
Rapidgator: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Rapidshare: Alive
Ryushare: Alive
Uploaded.to: Alive (still blocking US traffic?).
Uploading.com: Alive. Closed affiliate program.
Uploadstation: Dead. Only uploaders can retrieve their files.
WUpload:Dead. Site was shutdown..
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Original Megaupload story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16642369Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.
The site's founder and others have been charged with violating piracy laws.
Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost revenue. The firm says it was diligent in responding to complaints about pirated material.
Investigators denied a link to recent protests against proposed piracy laws, according to the Wall Street Journal.
On Wednesday, thousands of websites took part in a "blackout" to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa).