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Eric Holder defends prosecution against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied allegations from Kim Dotcom that the prosecution against the Internet tycoon was launched to appease Hollywood moguls concerned about online piracy. New Zealand-based Dotcom launched a “white paper” to coincide with a visit by Holder to Auckland this week claiming the case…
Lawyers say case against Kim Dotcom threatens Internet freedom
Lawyers for Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom accused the US government Wednesday of launching a flawed prosecution against their client with “frightening” implications for all Internet users. The New Zealand-based Internet tycoon’s legal team released a “white paper” to coincide with a visit to Auckland by US Attorney General Eric Holder,…
Kim Dotcom claims Megaupload successor got ‘massive’ response
New Zealand-based Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom claimed a “massive” response to his new file-sharing service launched Sunday, suggesting it could be the fastest growing start-up in history. The mega.co.nz website, which replaces the outlawed Megaupload, went live at dawn, exactly a year after armed police stormed Dotcom’s Auckland mansion and…
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…
Hollywood lawyers oppose returning reporter’s files taken in Megaupload raid
This week, an Ohio sports reporter found himself at the epicenter of the legal fallout over the seizure of Megaupload, a cloud storage business that was taken down by force in January at the request of the U.S. government, which accused the site of running the biggest criminal copyright operation…
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…
Judge: U.S. must present evidence against Kim Dotcom before extradition
A New Zealand judge on Thursday upheld a lower court’s decision to give MegaUpload creator Kim Dotcom access to the U.S. government’s evidence against him, enabling the man accused of running the largest criminal copyright operation in history to mount a proper defense at an extradition hearing set for March.…
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…
Video shows armored police assault on MegaUpload mansion
Video from a police helicopter used in an armored assault on a mansion owned by MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom was unsealed by a New Zealand court on Wednesday, showing for the first time the heavy-handed SWAT tactics used against a man accused of committing computer crimes. Police staged the January…
Megaupload boss says New Zealand police beat him
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom on Tuesday accused New Zealand police of kicking and punching him when they raided his Auckland mansion earlier this year to arrest him for alleged copyright piracy. Dotcom told the Auckland High Court he tried to surrender peacefully to police during the raid in January, when…
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