The news of the week was, of course, the closure of Megaupload and detention of those responsible for the FBI . The debate on whether this type of direct download business is in danger has emerged inevitably, and are beginning to emerge hints that perhaps, at least in part, so be it. Some competitors are taking precautionary measures Megaupload not to suffer the same fate .

Fileserve , one of the alternatives for excellence, has failed to pay the user who uploaded files you download a large number of times. Greatly promoted the rise of copyrighted content and therefore have decided to stop in an attempt to prevent the FBI take them over. The service also has also been made ​​to remove all copyrighted files uploaded to its servers and other precautionary measures.

Another download service, Uploaded.to , has taken even more severe measures blocking the U.S. from its servers . It is a drastic measure, but a slice fixes the problem with the law of that country in the U.S. If we are going to pursue to make our business … because we fail to serve the United States.

The general feeling right now is that the FBI has given a blow to this type of direct downloads. There is no confidence on the part of sailors no longer want to buy premium account of any service for fear of losing money or even to accusations of being part of a large network of content piracy. Will they survive the companies to great stroke of Megaupload?