The service can "only be used to upload and retrieve files you have
uploaded personally," according to a note posted on the site's home
page. FileSonic also suspended its affiliates rewards program, which
paid users when people downloaded their files.
Some users on Reddit say the online digital locker has already begun deleting files and even accounts, as ZDNet's Zack Whittaker notes.
TorrentFreak
called the development "a pretty big deal. Filesonic isn't just some
also-ran in the world of cyberlockers. The site is among the top 10
file-sharing sites on the Internet, with a quarter billion page views a
month."
The site offered no official explanation for the abrupt change, but some
users blame the MegaUpload action for creating an atmosphere of fear in
the file-sharing community.
The U.S. Justice Department and FBI shut down the popular Internet locker service MegaUpload
on Thursday and announced indictments against seven people on charges
related to online piracy, including racketeering conspiracy, conspiring
to commit copyright infringement, and conspiring to commit money
laundering. Federal officials accuse the defendants of pocketing
millions of dollars in illegal profits and costing the film industry
more than $600 million in damages.
