Megaupload filed a motion in federal court on Thursday asking to delay a civil suit filed against the file-sharing site while it prepares a defense for its criminal case. Two companies, Microhits and Valcom, filed a civil suit against Megaupload on 21 March, alleging the site induced and contributed to infringing copyright. Microhits holds the [...]
Members of MegaUpload’s defense team: (left to right) Derrick Shaffer, William Burck and Ira Rothken. (Credit: Greg Sandoval/CNET) MegaUpload wants to defend itself against all its accusers. But one at a time, please. MegaUpload, the cyberlocker service that the U.S. government alleges was a front for a huge criminal copyright scheme, has asked a federal [...]
Megaupload filed a motion in federal court on Thursday asking to delay a civil suit filed against the file-sharing site while it prepares a defense for its criminal case. Two companies, Microhits and Valcom, filed a civil suit against Megaupload on March 21, alleging the site induced and contributed to infringing copyright. Microhits holds the [...]
Supervillain or Hollywood victim? (Credit: 3News in New Zealand) What recent international cyber-bust involves Alicia Keys and the RIAA, elite anti-terror police, missing evidence and a bad warrant, a multi-billion dollar IPO, the world’s biggest file-sharing website, and a very large man who owns 14 Mercedes-Benz cars with license plates that say things like “MAFIA” [...]
Members of MegaUpload’s defense team: (left to right) Derrick Shaffer, William Burck and Ira Rothken. (Credit: Greg Sandoval/CNET) MegaUpload wants to defend itself against all its accusers. But one at a time, please. MegaUpload, the cyberlocker service that the U.S. government alleges was a front for a huge criminal copyright scheme, has asked a federal [...]
In a shocking development, the very large and large-living founder of Megaupload — the guy with the $24 million mansion, fleet of sports cars, and custom license plates that said “GOD,” “CEO,” and “GUILTY” — fancies himself a media personality worthy of many mediums. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kim Dotcom will be the subject [...]
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Starring in his own book and film … Kim Dotcom. Photo: Reuters The Game author to write story of Kim Dotcom at the same time as Hollywood movie. Work on a film about Megaupload founder and internet piracy accused Kim Dotcom is under way. The documentary, with the working title Mega Conspiracy, will explore the [...]
If you have been living under a rock for the past six months, then you will have missed one of the biggest events regarding the Internet and the law. The owner of Megaupload.com was recently arrested and all his assets were seized on the charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and a few other federal [...]
This article first appeared in the May 11 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood’s Most Wanted: Megaupload’s PredecessorsMegaupload Judge Says He Doesn’t Know If There Will Ever Be a TrialInside the World of Cyber-LockersMegaupload Lawyer Accused of Conflict of Interest by U.S. GovernmentWho Says Piracy Costs the U.S. $58 Billion a Year? Last October, television [...]