What Megaupload’s demise teaches about cloud storage

Megaupload users are crying foul after their personal files, not necessarily copyright-infringing material, stored with the file-sharing service was seized on Thursday along with a trove of illegally distributed copyrighted works.

Some of those users took to Twitter complaining about the loss of their files, as first reported by TorrentFreak. I had files up there…gone forever..and they were personal recordings! No copyright infringement! said Twitter user J. Amir. Another user complained that her work files were now gone, and others used more colorful language to describe their predicament — via redwolf.newsvine.com