Megaupload's content may be removed by Thursday

According to BBC, U.S prosecutors have stated that files belonging to Megaupload users may be deleted as early as Februrary 2^nd.

Megaupload’s lawyer has told the Associated Press that at least 50 million users are sharing files on their sites. All of their files could be deleted.

This statement was released after the U.S Attorney’s Office filed an official warning letter.

Users of the website will not be paid because Megauplaod’s funds have been frozen. Other users have different complaints. Some claim that they lost files, which they had created themselves, free of any copyright infringement.

The site was officially shut down on January 19^th, leaving 150 million registered users of the site unhappy.

Megaupload has been accused of costing copyright holders more than 500 million dollars in revenue.

It is the most popular file-sharing service in the world.