Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday shut down popular file sharing website Ex.ua over copyright violations. The move comes just two weeks after US authorities put an end to the world’s most popular file sharing service Megaupload.com.
Speaking about the seizure Volodymyr Polishchuk, a spokesman for the countries Interior Ministry said the site was closed after various companies including Adobe and Microsoft filed complaints.
Also listing Ex.ua as one of the most popular piracy websites was the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In the seizure more than 200 servers were taken away and 16 employees for the company face questioning for their part in multiple acts of piracy.
At this time officials have not said whether or not all of the company’s employees will be charged.
After the shutdown hackers railing against the government by disabling the Interior Ministry website and various other sites associated with the Ukrainian president.
Do you think recent actions taken against the likes of Megaupload and now Ex.ua means the end of file sharing websites as we have known them for more than a decade? Or will smart programmers figure out a way to send pirated files by other means?
