Kim Dotcom Resigns From Mega To Fight Extradition, Run For Office

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Kim Dotcom Resigns From Mega To Fight Extradition, Run For Office

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday September 4, 2013 @04:04AM from the remember-when-he-was-evil dept.

rjmarvin writes "The Internet mogul and founder of the infamous file sharing and storage service confirmed he has stepped down as director to fight his U.S. extradition case, develop Megabox — his revolutionary music platform — oh, and to start his own political party and run for office in New Zealand's elections next year. What about the cutting-edge encrypted email service he promised? Well that's Chief Executive Vikram Kumar and new Director Bonnie Lam's problem now. Dotcom will have his hands full trying to 'get New Zealanders a new submarine cable, fair Internet pricing & no more data caps...'"

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Re:Gee, he's got my vote by MickyTheIdiot · 2013-09-04 04:13 · Score: 4, Funny

per-scandaled. It's the new way to do business.
Not good enough by Richy_T · 2013-09-04 04:16 · Score: 4, Insightful

Cutting-edge, encrypted email should be an RFC, not a service.
1. Re:Not good enough by Richy_T · 2013-09-04 07:19 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  There's a fair bit wrong actually.
Re:Gee, he's got my vote by Hatta · 2013-09-04 04:16 · Score: 4, Insightful

The politician you know is a felon is more honest than the one who claims not to be.

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More than anyone presently alive (or comatose) by ackthpt · 2013-09-04 04:20 · Score: 3, Funny

Kim Dotcom reminds me of Bill the Cat >ACK<

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Re:Gee, he's got my vote by Charliemopps · 2013-09-04 04:47 · Score: 5, Insightful

I think, given the current state of the law, we are all felons.
Re:Gee, he's got my vote by Tyler+Eaves · 2013-09-04 05:21 · Score: 5, Informative

He's a real criminal. Many criminal charges including credit card theft, pump and dump stock schemes, and investment fraud.

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Re:Surprised? by interkin3tic · 2013-09-04 05:23 · Score: 3, Insightful

So, you're criticizing Assange and (sigh) dotcom for being attention whores? For not being saints?

I literally just shit my pants so much that my whole colon came out and shot through the wall in shock. And then the rest of my internal organs followed when I realized that might mean that people who are less than perfect could potentially be elected into office.

I mean, my God, they might sully the good name of elected officials! They might make decisions which are not necessarily in the best interests of everyone! They might have sex while in office with people who are not their spouses and in positions which are not missionary! They might make headlines for things which are not "Kim Dotcom and Julian Assange quietly achieve world peace and nuclear fusion." There might be annoying headlines about things they do! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!