Megaupload Host Wants Out 164
angry tapir writes "Carpathia Hosting, a U.S. company hosting the frozen data of millions of users of the file-sharing site Megaupload, has gone to court to argue it should not keep the files if it is not being paid. The company has filed an emergency motion in the U.S. Federal Court in the state of Virginia seeking protection from the expense of hosting the data of up to 66 million users. 'While Carpathia has never had access to the data on Megaupload servers and has had no mechanism for returning that data to Megaupload users, we have been attempting over many weeks to resolve this matter to the satisfaction of all parties involved, in a manner that would allow for Megaupload users to be in a position to ultimately recover their data,' Brian Winter, the company's chief marketing officer says."
Why not force taxpayers to pay for it...? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Shutdown E V E R Y T H I N G! (Score:3, Funny)
let's shut down Ford and GM while we're at it
Don't worry, Detroit execs are already busy mismanaging them out of existence themselves anyway.
Re:5th Amendment (Score:5, Funny)
It's still being followed. Due process of the law now means being accused.
Re:Shutdown E V E R Y T H I N G! (Score:4, Funny)
"Don't worry, Detroit execs are already busy mismanaging themselves into another bailout anyway."
TFTFY
Re:5th Amendment (Score:4, Funny)
Freezing someone's assets to "Prevent their flight"
Never mind the 5:th amendment, I thought freezing peoples asses to prevent their flight was against the Geneva convention or something or another.
Re:5th Amendment (Score:4, Funny)
didn't you? Well carry on then.
Re:Not THEIR data (Score:4, Funny)