While awaiting a decision on whether he will be extradited to the U.S. to face piracy charges, Kim Dotcom -- the founder of file sharing website Megaupload -- invited a bunch of his followers around for a pool party. full story ![]()

The founder of alleged piracy website Megaupload rebuffs new threat of extradition by the FBI, after the US wins an appeal point.
sky.com (2 months and 19 days ago)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court ruled on Friday that the United States does not have to hand over all its evidence against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, a setback for the German national in a U.S. bid to extradite him for alleged online piracy, fraud and money laundering.
reuters.com (2 months and 20 days ago)

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court ruled on Friday that the United States does not have to hand over all its evidence against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, a setback for the German national in a U.S. bid to extradite him for alleged online piracy, fraud and money laundering.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 20 days ago)
A New Zealand court ruled on Friday that the United States does not have to hand over all its evidence against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, a setback for the German national in a U.S. bid to extradite him for alleged online piracy, fraud and money laundering. The Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) should disclose...
yahoo.com (2 months and 20 days ago)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won the right to demand the United States hand over all the evidence in its online piracy case against the internet entrepreneur, New Zealand's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
reuters.com (3 days ago)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' chief prosecutor has denied that its investigation into the Megaupload file-sharing site on charges of online piracy is an example of Washington bowing to Hollywood pressure.
reuters.com (10 days ago)
The Supreme Court of New Zealand will allow Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to proceed with an appeal that may delay his extradition to the U.S. on piracy charges.
wsj.com (3 days ago)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won the right to demand the United States hand over all the evidence in its online piracy case against the internet entrepreneur, New Zealand's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The ruling by New Zealand's highest court is a minor victory for Dotcom, a resident of the country who along with six associates is facing...
yahoo.com (3 days ago)
New Zealand's Supreme Court on Thursday granted Megaupload leave to appeal a ruling that denied it access to evidence the U.S. government holds. The permission gives Megaupload another chance to make its case to see a wide range of evidence it contends is necessary prior to extradition hearings scheduled for August for its founder, Kim Dotcom, and three colleagues. The...
pcworld.com (3 days ago)
The U.S. Department of Justice's copyright infringement case against file storage service Megaupload is "prosecutorial overreach" based on a misreading of U.S. law, the site's lawyers argue in a white paper released Tuesday. The DOJ's prosecution of Megaupload and founder Kim Dotcom is based on a "theory" of criminal secondary copyright infringement, when those laws aren't...
pcworld.com (11 days ago)
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