In less than 24 hours after popular file-sharing site MegaUpload was shut down by federal prosecutors, artists around the world have found themselves unable to contain the flow of money that’s been POURING into their bank accounts.

To prevent the remaining file-sharing sites from distributing illegal MP3s and to help artists reach new levels of wealth, record label executives have decided to send e-mails filled with disapproving emoticons (ಠ_ಠ) to all known offenders.

After the internet’s major victory against SOPA/PIPA yesterday, the US Government has decided to show everyone that it can already do whatever the [censored] it pleases.

And just like that, they’ve shut down the file-sharing site Megaupload and arrested its owners. They’ve also indicted all of the website’s staff.

This is how I reacted when I heard the news.

Guess who won.