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What is Kim Dotcom accused of?
The FBI alleges that Megaupload facilitated copyright infringement on a huge scale, but Mr Dotcom’s lawyers argue that the website was never meant to encourage copyright breaches. If he is extradited, he faces a lengthy jail term.
What happened with Kim Dotcom?
German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has lost his battle to be extradited from New Zealand to the US. The decision comes almost four years after NZ police famously raided his mansion and shut down his popular website.
How did Kim Dotcom get rich?
‘Wilful breaches’ Mr Dotcom founded Megaupload in 2005 and went on to make millions of dollars from advertising and premium subscriptions on the site. At its peak it was the 13th most popular website on the internet, accounting for 4% of all online traffic worldwide.
Does Kim Dotcom still own mega?
Kim Dotcom’s website still promotes MEGA, even though he is no longer associated with the company. Unlike Megaupload, which functioned entirely as a file-sharing site, MEGA is a fully fledged cloud storage service.
Who owns Mega NZ?
Kim Dotcom
Mega founder Kim Dotcom says he no longer trusts the encrypted cloud storage service he launched with great fanfare in 2013.
How tall is Kim dot?
6′ 7″
Kim Dotcom/Height
Who owns the dot com mansion?
Millionaire siblings Anna, Mat and Nick Mowbray have revealed they are the new owners of the famous mansion once home to Kim Dotcom. The Cambridge trio bought the mansion in Coatesville in Auckland’s north-west in June for $32.5 million, they confirmed to NZME.
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Why did Kim leave MEGA?
“The company has suffered from a hostile takeover by a Chinese investor who is wanted in China for fraud. He used a number of straw-men and businesses to accumulate more and more Mega shares,” Dotcom said in Slashdot’s community interview. “Recently his shares have been seized by the NZ government.
Who is MEGA NZ owned?
Mega founder Kim Dotcom says he no longer trusts the encrypted cloud storage service he launched with great fanfare in 2013. Dotcom unveiled Mega.co.nz a year to the day after the infamous raid on his rented Coatesville mansion, which saw his previous site, Megaupload, shut down.
Is MEGA a Chinese company?
MEGA (a recursive acronym standing for MEGA Encrypted Global Access) is a cloud storage and file hosting service offered by MEGA Limited, a company based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Is MEGA legal?
“MEGA has zero tolerance for Child Sexual Abuse Material which is universally illegal. We do get reports from general users, and from law enforcement, of links to CSAM complete with the decryption keys, which have obviously been shared on a public forum,” Hall added.