Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The founder of Megaupload -- the file-sharing website shut down after being accused in the largest criminal copyright case in U.S. history -- has a new project. It's called Mega, and it's a lot like Megaupload. But a new report suggests that piracy on the part of users may not be such a bad thing. Also, the future of libraries seems to be shifting away from books -- but not if the library patrons have anything to say about it, according to a new report.
The founder of Megaupload — the file-sharing website shut down after being accused in the largest criminal copyright case in U.S. history — has a new project. It’s called Mega, and it’s a lot like Megaupload. But a new report suggests that piracy on the part of users may not be such a bad thing. Also, the future of libraries seems to be shifting away from books — but not if the library patrons have anything to say about it, according to a new report.
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