U.S. attempts poaching landwhale Dotcom; Kiwi government denies

turbogook · 1 Décembre 2014

(Reuters) - U.S. authorities have lost a motion to have cyber fugitive Kim Dotcom remanded in custody in New Zealand before his extradition hearing to face internet piracy charges in the United States.

An Auckland court on Monday rejected allegations that Dotcom, the founder of the Megaupload online file storage site, was a flight risk and had broken the terms of his bail conditions imposed after flamboyant internet entrepreneur was arrested by U.S. and New Zealand authorities in early 2012.

While Dotcom, a German national and New Zealand resident, was free to return to his sprawling mansion in Auckland, his bail conditions were tightened to prevent him from traveling by helicopter and require him to report to police twice a week.

"I have been probably the most compliant and exemplary (bail) candidate," Dotcom told reporters outside the court, while adding that he was surprised that his bail conditions had been tightened.

Dotcom, who also goes by the name of Kim Schmitz, is accused of massive copyright infringement related to the Megaupload file sharing site he founded in 2005. He faces an extradition hearing in mid-2015.

Set up in 2005, Megaupload accounted for around 4 percent of total traffic on the internet in its heyday as users stored and shared files containing everything from wedding videos to Hollywood films.

Last week, Dotcom said his nearly three-year fight against extradition had left him broke.
(Reporting by Naomi Tajitsu; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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Lyle · 1 Décembre 2014

With jews, you lose.

If they don't get you in jail, they'll get you in the pocket book.

BakaRed · 1 Décembre 2014

I read the story about him being broke on the BBC a few days ago. According to them, the US government intends to throw him in jail by just draining him of his money until he can no longer put up a fight to defend himself; that's apparently what they call justice

Good on New Zealand for telling the feds to fuck off.

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