Did you use Sharebeast back in the day? What’s the one file you wish you had saved? Drop it in the comments.
On August 17, 2015, the domain went silent. The DoJ and FBI seized and several associated domains. The official statement cited "massive copyright infringement" involving over 10,000 copyrighted works.
Unlike Megaupload (which had a dramatic Kim Dotcom saga), Sharebeast just… stopped. No resurrection. No clone. The community scattered back to torrents and private trackers. Here’s what hurts: So much of that music is gone forever.
If you were downloading mixtapes between 2012 and 2015, you probably remember the name Sharebeast .