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Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Wins Battle in Ongoing Fight Against US Extradition (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the tussle-continues dept.

Eccentric Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won a major court battle today in his ongoing fight against his extradition from New Zealand to the U.S. From a report: German-born Dotcom faces extradition to the United States relating to his Megaupload site, which was shut down in 2012 following an FBI-ordered raid on his Auckland mansion. U.S. authorities say Dotcom and three co-accused Megaupload executives cost film studios and record companies more than $500 million and generated more than $175 million by encouraging paying users to store and share copyrighted material. Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, is fighting those charges and the extradition. The Human Rights Review Tribunal awarded Dotcom damages of NZ$30,000 ($21,816) for the "loss of a benefit" and NZ$60,000 for "loss of dignity and injury to feelings."

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  1. and so the system works as intended. by nimbius · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just as the judicial system intended.
    If you ever find yourself arrested by a heavily armed militia at gunpoint for a victimless, nonviolent charge for which you cannot defend yourself as all your assets have been unilaterally and indefinitely frozen...

    if the judge for your case exhibits criminally contemptuous behavior and appears to be working lock-step in compliance with the wishes of a foreign nations special interest group...

    If the prime minister of your country spent four days meeting with the special interest trade group of a foreign nation, and that nations own FBI illegally seized all your data...

    then rest assured...The Human Rights Review Tribunal will award you a few thousand dollars for being made to feel bad..

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    Good people go to bed earlier.
  2. FBI Vast Overreach Stymied by shubus · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm really glad to see this.

  3. Re:Is he using the Asperger's defense by kamakazi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Wow, I have seen loose interpretations of the term "hacker" but I expected better on \.. What exactly is he supposed to have hacked?
    This is a guy who saw an opportunity and made money, just another crooked entrepeneur. Really no different than Facebook or Google, except he took data from large corporations, while the latter take data from normal civilians.

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    "Proximity to wonder has blunted our perception and appreciation of it" --Tim Hartnell in 'Exploring ARTIFICIAL INTELLI
  4. Scorecard for March 26th by b0s0z0ku · · Score: 2, Insightful

    US World Police: 0
    Good Guys: 2
    (kim.dotcom and Lauri Love won't be thrown into the dungeon of the US injustice system)

    I don't condone many of the activities of either, but I don't wish the US "justice" system on anyone either nor condone judicial kidnapping by the US government.

  5. And the files? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Can i get my fucking files back now?