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On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
Even though shutting down Megaupload did not stop all piracy, it was successful in making piracy sufficiently less reliable, less easy to use, and less convenient than it was before.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Schiff discusses the impact of shutting down Megaupload on piracy and movie sales.

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