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
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“….Yup. They sent in a SWAT team to deal with… a software developer. Because some companies who use his software might possibly have used it to allow gambling in New York (the state that’s behind the charges against him). And the warrant itself is sealed, so he doesn’t even know why….”
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The 38-year-old intends to fund his plan for free domestic broadband access for all New Zealanders by suing Hollywood studios and the US government for the “unlawful and political destruction” of his business.
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Kim Dotcom, founder of the banned Megaupload filesharing site, has announced a new version called Mega designed to sidestep the American laws under which he is being prosecuted
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom believes that he was spied on by New Zealand’s GCSB because this allowed the U.S. Government to have real-time access to all of his communications.
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New Zealand’s prime minister, John Key, apologises to Kim Dotcom after the country’s intelligence watchdog found that the spy agency carried out illegal surveillance of the Megaupload founder.
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The GCSB is the Kiwi equivalent of the CIA and is forbidden by law to conduct surveillance on New Zealand citizens or permanent residents in the country. Nevertheless, the bureau helped the U.S. by spying on Kim Dotcom, Bram van der Kolk, and their families.
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The NZ Herald reports that Justice Helen Winkelmann told the FBI in court today that they must present the evidence they have against Kim Dotcom. She also said that the evidence must prove that they have a case against the Megaupload founder after she found that the legal document requesting his extradition violated New Zealand law.
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The German-accented Dotcom (nee Kim Schmitz) sings/raps over a Kraftwerk-esque track delivering an indictment of the current administration: “The war for the Internet has begun,” Dotcom begins. “Hollywood is in control of politics….”
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The Megaupload founder informs TorrentFreak that he has insider information which reveals that none other than Vice President Joe Biden directed attorney Neil MacBride to target the site. Biden is known to be one of the best friends of former Senator Chris Dodd, who’s now heading the MPAA.
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