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Apr 24, 2014 · Megaupload, the defunct file-storage site, is asking a Hong Kong court to release millions of dollars in assets as part of efforts to allow its former users to reclaim their data.
- Jeremy Kirk
- The Prosecution’S Case
- Kim Dotcom Fights Back
- Bad News For Dotcom
The charges brought against Kim Dotcom are varied, but the main thrust boils down to the allegation that Megaupload was fully aware that the website was used for copyright infringement and chose to do nothing about it.19 In fact, the charges claim that the website actively encouraged such behavior by incentivizing users with popular downloads while...
Since Dotcom resides in New Zealand, but the warrant for his arrest is in the U.S., the legal battle boils down to whether or not he can be extradited to the United States to face his charges. It took three years before this extradition request even made it in front of a judge. Then after two months of legal arguments, a district judge in New Zeala...
That brought both parties to the court of appeal, which made its decision in July 2018. Disagreeing with the high court, the third judge to review Dotcom’s case determined that he could, in fact, be extradited for any of the charges levied against him, including the ones relating to copyright infringement. In what has become a recurring theme in th...
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Apr 24, 2014 · U.S. federal criminal procedures dictate that a summons can only be served within the U.S., and the company was registered in Hong Kong. Rothken said Megaupload waited more than two years to file ...
- Jeremy Kirk
Nov 6, 2012 · Megaupload is a now-defunct file-sharing online service that was registered in Hong Kong. The website was founded by Kim Dotcom in 2005 and was shut down by the US in January 2012, after an ...
Jan 19, 2012 · Megaupload is based in Hong Kong, but some of the alleged pirated content was hosted on leased servers in Ashburn, Va., which gave federal authorities jurisdiction, the indictment said.
Apr 24, 2014 · Hong Kong's Department of Justice has until June 4 to respond ... Rothken said Megaupload doesn’t have “full transparency” on what data remains, although many servers that were located on ...
Jan 21, 2012 · In another blow for the besieged file-sharing site Megaupload, Hong Kong froze more than $39 million in assets held by the company on Friday. Hong Kong’s action came one day after the U.S. FBI ...
