Cloud storage industry reacts to Megaupload

Cloud storage and file sharing companies have reacted to the Megaupload debacle by disabling features and distancing themselves from the closed service. Ars Technica is reporting that Fileserve and FileSonic have disabled file sharing and posted prominent notices telling their users that they can only use the services to retrieve files they have personally uploaded. Meanwhile, […]

Andrew Sadauskas 24 January, 2012

Cloud storage and file sharing companies have reacted to the Megaupload debacle by disabling features and distancing themselves from the closed service.

Ars Technica is reporting that Fileserve and FileSonic have disabled file sharing and posted prominent notices telling their users that they can only use the services to retrieve files they have personally uploaded.

Meanwhile, in an interview with CloudBeat, the CEO of file-sharing site MediaFire has distanced himself from the business model of Megaupload, comparing his service to Dropbox.

The Megaupload case will likely to have profound implications for the cloud storage industry in the future.