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Kim Dotcom poised for return with Megaupload successor
Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom will launch a new file-sharing site at his Auckland mansion on Sunday, exactly a year after armed police arrested him at the same venue in the world’s largest online piracy case. Dotcom’s new venture, mega.co.nz, aims to recreate the success of his Megaupload empire, which boasted…
Megaupload boss wins right to sue New Zealand spy agency
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom won the right Thursday to sue New Zealand’s foreign intelligence agency for illegally spying on him ahead of his arrest as part of a US probe into alleged online piracy. The High Court also ordered the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to disclose details of any…
New Zealand PM apologizes to Kim Dotcom for ‘unacceptable’ bungle that led to Megaupload founder’s arrest
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key apologised Thursday to Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom over an “unacceptable” bungle by government spies leading up to the arrest of the Megaupload boss. Key also ordered agents from the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) to review their cases over the past three years to…
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom plans to launch music service
WELLINGTON — Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom has announced plans to launch a new online music venture this year as he prepares to fight a US attempt to extradite him from New Zealand to face online piracy charges. Dotcom’s original plans for the service, called Megabox, were disrupted in January when…
MegaUpload boss takes ‘freedom fight’ to Twitter
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has taken to Twitter as a self-styled “freedom fighter” as he waits to find out if the United States can extradite him from New Zealand to face online piracy charges. The German national has amassed more than 56,000 followers in less than three weeks since he…
Kim Dotcom in New Zealand political donation row
New Zealand police said Monday they were investigating allegations that a government minister tried to hide campaign donations fromMegaupload boss Kim Dotcom. The German Internet tycoon, who faces extradition to the United States for allegedly masterminding massive online piracy, told the New Zealand Herald he donated NZ$50,000 ($41,000) to ACT Party leader John Banks in 2010. Dotcom, 38,…
Megaupload boss allowed $49,000 monthly expenses
WELLINGTON — A New Zealand court granted Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom NZ$60,000 ($49,000) a month in living expenses Thursday as he awaits a US bid to extradite him on online piracy charges, reports said. The German national reportedly applied for NZ$220,000 month to cover his costs when he was freed…
Megaupload boss sweats on bail decision
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom is set to learn Wednesday if he will remain free on bail in New Zealand while US authorities seek his extradition on online piracy charges, reports said Tuesday. The German national was released last week after a judge dismissed fears he would flee the country to escape US allegations he masterminded…
Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom granted bail in N. Zealand
AUCKLAND — Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom was granted bail in New Zealand Wednesday after previously being kept behind bars over fears he would flee the country to escape US online piracy charges. The 38-year-old German national has been in custody since January 20, when New Zealand police, cooperating with a…
Kim Dotcom’s bail rejected in New Zealand
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom has failed to overturn a ruling that he remain behind bars in New Zealand while US officials seek his extradition for alleged copyright piracy, according to reports. Dotcom appeared in the Auckland High Court to appeal a judge’s refusal last week to grant bail because he…
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