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Interviews: Ask Kim Dotcom a Question

Posted by samzenpus on from the go-ahead-and-ask dept.

He was the founder of Megaupload, its successor Mega, New Zealand's Internet Party, and is the world's greatest Modern Warfare 3 player. He was born Kim Schmitz, but you know him better as Kim Dotcom. While he's had a number of run-ins with the law over the years, The U.S. government is currently charging him with criminal copyright violation and racketeering in association with his Megaupload site. Dotcom has recently won a court battle in New Zealand blocking the U.S. from seizing $67 million in assets. Even though he has a lot on his plate, Kim has agreed to take some time to answer any questions you may have. As usual, ask as many as you'd like, but please, one per post.

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  1. Gamergate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What are your thoughts on Gamergate?

  2. Hmmm by MightyMartian · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Were you born a criminal sociopath and con-artist, or did you evolve into one?

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    1. Re:Hmmm by dissy · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Were you born a criminal sociopath and con-artist, or did you evolve into one?

      He was born a criminal, just like you, just like me, just like all of us.

  3. Re: phys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Follow up: did you choose to become a narcissistic faggot or did you simply inherit those traits from narcissistic faggoted parents?

  4. Re:After reading the first dozen questions... by vux984 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Yup; its an embarrassment to associated with this site right now.

  5. What could possibly ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We're holding a conference on file sharing in Baltimore later this summer and we were wondering if you'd like to be a guest speaker?

    Yean, travel to America. Great idea. What could possibly go wrong?

    Or more accurately, what could possibly induce Kim Dotcom to travel to a country owned by the special interests that have called for his head, and are trying every legal and extra-legal method they can to financially break him without a trial (no presumption of innocence) and ultimately imprison him (after what may well amount to a Kangaroo trial)?

    Seriously, while I've never liked the guy's public persona, or used his services, he's entitled to due process (not the chirade that passes for "due process" in today's American police state). The unconstitional behavior of the US government at the behest of the country's copyright cartels should frighten everyone out of their wits. Today Kim Dotcom, tomorrow maybe you, whether or not you're actually guilty of anything.

  6. How much ... by maestroX · · Score: 1, Insightful

    ... did you pay for the Modern Warfare 3 ranking?
    (once a cheater, always a cheater)

    go ahead, mod me down wannabe gangsta hackers

  7. Re:After reading the first dozen questions... by dugancent · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's an embarrassment to have a ask Slashdot featuring Kim Dotcom.

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