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Mega Victory For MegaUpload: U.S. Government Forced To Disclose Evidence

Giving in to the pressure from content producers who couldn’t bear free file sharing online, U.S. government had launched a sudden onslaught against the very popular file sharing website, MegaUpload, and caused thousands of users to lose their data by shutting down the website. The case against Megaupload is still in the proceedings and it now seems that U.S. government will have to play fairly, not in its usual style.

Kim DotCom, MegaUpload Founder To Be Extradited To The US

A couple of days ago, the team of lawyers who represent US Government filed a request in New Zealandese court for the extradition of MegaUpload founder and his associates. KimDotCom and his associates Mathias Ortmann, Bran van der Kolk and Finn Batato have been accused of breaching copyright laws and causing damages in value of half billion US dollars.

10 Bizarre Truths And Wild Anecdotes About MegaUpload’s Kim Dotcom

Actually born as Kim Schmitz, which is quite a regular name for someone of German-Finnish descent, he changed his name to Kim Dotcom during an era which is now known as the dot-com bubble in the history of information and technology. He is also referred to as Kimble, King Kimble, Kimpire, Kim-pin and Kim Tim Jim. It is as if since the beginning he stepped into internet business, he wanted to create a phenomenon of himself. His claim to fame is being the founder of MegaUpload and its affiliated websites in 2005 and now being imprisoned for the same.

The Team Behind MegaUpload Brings a High Profile Team of Attorneys

Kim Schmitz, also known as Kim DotCom one of the four New Zealanders arrested after the MegaUpload cyberlocker services were closed, assembles a team of powerful attorneys for his defense. Ira Rothken, one of the attorneys explained for CNET that his clients are putting together a team of experts to help the defense in courts across the world.

MegaUpload’s $42 Million In Assets Seized

FBI cracked down on MegaUpload a few days back. MegaUpload was one of the largest file-sharing sites online and has been accused by numerous content producers of stealing their copyright content. The crack on MegaUpload was worldwide, with members arrested from different countries. Now it has been reported that Customs officials in Hong Kong raided different MegaUpload offices and seized about $42 million in assets. This is definitely a huge setback for the websites and it’s owners who are already in huge trouble.

MegaUpload Taken Down By FBI, Anonymous Launches Massive Revenge Attack

In a very unexpected move, while SOPA support dithered in US Congress, FBI continued it’s operations against file-sharing sites. The first to be hit was Megaupload.com which was taken down by FBI on charges of copyright infringement. But that is just the beginning of the story. As soon as FBI took down Megaupload, the famous hacktivist group Anonymous launched a massive cyber-war against US government, content production agencies supporting SOPA and other anti-piracy organizations.

Kim Dotcom Decides To Form Political Party, Eyes Presidency

Ever since Kim Dotcom was arrested in an illegal sting operation at his mansion in New Zealand, his fame has surged to the front pages. The tech entrepreneur has since launched new ventures, mustered support online as well as offline and now plans to launch a political party of his own.