Closing of Mega Filmes HD causes commotion on the internet

In times of crisis, we know that persistence is key. "Sailing is necessary", would say Fernando Pessoa. . However, the advice does not apply to anyone traveling in the turbulent waters of piracy. Last Wednesday (20), the Federal Police arrested seven people accused of managing the Mega Movies HD.

The site was considered the largest range of pirated films in Latin America. According to the PF, the Mega Movies HD had an audience of 60 million de page views monthly, 4,5 million of followers in Facebook and a collection with more than 150 thousand movies, series, documentaries and shows, many of them unpublished in national cinemas.

According to the Federal Police chief, Valdemar Latance Neto, the couple that controlled Mega Filmes HD earned about 70 thousand reais per month with the website. The arrests were made by the PF of Sorocaba fulfilling the so-called "Operation Blackbeard".

Despite having been carried out legally, the end of the activities of the Mega Movies HD caused commotion on the internet. the hashtag #PreyForMegaFilmesHD came to stay for two days between more popular do Twitter in Brazil. In addition, a undersigned virtual is being done to ask for the release of the site administrators.

Those investigated will be indicted for committing crimes of constituting a criminal organization, with a penalty of three to eight years and a fine, in addition to copyright infringement with a penalty of two to four years and a fine. The administrators' lawyer argues that copyright infringement is not subject to temporary imprisonment and is now seeking release from site members.

These are really dark times for piracy. At the beginning of this month, the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) brought down the operations of what was considered the biggest pirate of internet movies in the last 5 years, the YIFY. O group was able to share high definition movies with very small files using standard x264 video encoding.

To get an idea,os 100 most downloaded hd movies on Pirate bay, 72 of them are versions of YIFY. O "headquarters” of the group was in a house in the city of Auckland (New Zealand) and, despite having no legal connection with the Brazilian police operation, ended up making the end of the activities of the group. Mega Movies HD even worse news for those who like to download movies without paying for it.

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