Kim Dotcom update

SmashMouth · 03-01-2012, 09:35 AM

In his first interviews since his January arrest in New Zealand, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says he will prevail in what he calls a "political" Internet piracy case against him.

In what is shaping up to be one of the biggest copyright cases in history, U.S. authorities are trying to extradite Dotcom on racketeering and other federal charges. They say he and colleagues at his file-sharing website facilitated millions of illegal downloads, costing songwriters and moviemakers some half a billion dollars in lost copyright revenue while making a fortune for themselves.
Dotcom was arrested Jan. 20 and released last week on bail. Under the conditions of his release, he is confined to his Auckland home and isn't allowed Internet access.
SUMMARY
Jan. 19, 2012: Federal prosecutors shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, on charges of violating piracy laws.
Feb. 09, 2012: Dotcom's lavish New Zealand mansion is siezed by local authorities.
Feb. 21, 2012: Dotcom is released on bail after authorities seize his funds.
In a story published Thursday in The New Zealand Herald, Dotcom said U.S. authorities cherry-picked emails and other evidence in a way that was "misleading and malicious."
"For me, sitting in my cell, I'm thinking, 'Why are they doing this? They can't win it'," he told a reporter for a sister publication, the Herald on Sunday.
Dotcom said in the interview that there were staff at Megaupload whose jobs were to take down any material that might infringe copyright. The U.S. indictment, however, alleges that Dotcom and Megaupload routinely took down individual links to offending material but left the offending material itself in place.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...#ixzz1nsMgwUgN

SapperSaint · 03-01-2012, 11:35 AM

Didn't they try that with Napster?

QBREES9 · 03-01-2012, 11:49 AM

Dam big brother.

Ashley · 03-03-2012, 04:08 PM

sorry big guy. your done I'm afraid

QBREES9 · 03-03-2012, 09:23 PM

Yeah he just might be.

SmashMouth · 03-05-2012, 08:40 AM

yeah.. he just might be .... more updates:

US Prosecutors File For Extradition Of Megaupload's Kim Dotcom | Fox News

RockyMountainSaint · 03-05-2012, 03:20 PM

This whole thing pissed me off because BTjunkie shut down as a consequence of Dotcom's arrest.

I haven't found a comparable replacement........... sux!

03-01-2012, 09:35 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,123 Blog Entries: 29	Kim Dotcom update In his first interviews since his January arrest in New Zealand, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says he will prevail in what he calls a "political" Internet piracy case against him. In what is shaping up to be one of the biggest copyright cases in history, U.S. authorities are trying to extradite Dotcom on racketeering and other federal charges. They say he and colleagues at his file-sharing website facilitated millions of illegal downloads, costing songwriters and moviemakers some half a billion dollars in lost copyright revenue while making a fortune for themselves. Dotcom was arrested Jan. 20 and released last week on bail. Under the conditions of his release, he is confined to his Auckland home and isn't allowed Internet access. SUMMARY Jan. 19, 2012: Federal prosecutors shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, on charges of violating piracy laws. Feb. 09, 2012: Dotcom's lavish New Zealand mansion is siezed by local authorities. Feb. 21, 2012: Dotcom is released on bail after authorities seize his funds. In a story published Thursday in The New Zealand Herald, Dotcom said U.S. authorities cherry-picked emails and other evidence in a way that was "misleading and malicious." "For me, sitting in my cell, I'm thinking, 'Why are they doing this? They can't win it'," he told a reporter for a sister publication, the Herald on Sunday. Dotcom said in the interview that there were staff at Megaupload whose jobs were to take down any material that might infringe copyright. The U.S. indictment, however, alleges that Dotcom and Megaupload routinely took down individual links to offending material but left the offending material itself in place. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/...#ixzz1nsMgwUgN

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03-01-2012, 11:35 AM	#2
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Didn't they try that with Napster?

03-01-2012, 11:49 AM	#3
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Dam big brother.

03-03-2012, 04:08 PM	#4
Ashley Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Co Posts: 2,760	sorry big guy. your done I'm afraid

03-03-2012, 09:23 PM	#5
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,985	Yeah he just might be.

03-05-2012, 08:40 AM	#6
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,123 Blog Entries: 29	yeah.. he just might be .... more updates: US Prosecutors File For Extradition Of Megaupload's Kim Dotcom \| Fox News

03-05-2012, 03:20 PM	#7
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	This whole thing pissed me off because BTjunkie shut down as a consequence of Dotcom's arrest. I haven't found a comparable replacement........... sux!