Megaupload taken down

[Patrickv]

Apparently kim dotcom is current in New Zealand which is my country. I have herd of megauploads.com but never herd of the (owner/ person of interest(s)) residing in New Zealand until now.

[Dos_Box]

Well, it seems the whole MegaUpload thing is taking a bit of a twist, with not only Kim Dotcom now (apparently) being granted bail, but this report that they may have been launching a new service that would have upset LOTS of people in high musical places: Is This The Real Reason Why MegaUpload Was Shut Down? - Forbes

[Dos_Box]

*UPDATE* May The Farce be With You!

From El Reg today: Megaupload case near collapse: report ? The Register

An American district court judge has cast doubt over the whole Megaupload trial, telling the FBI the criminal charges against Kim Dotcom may never make it to trial.

The New Zealand Herald is reporting that during a hearing in Virginia the judge, Liam O’Grady, doubted if “we are ever going to have a trial in this matter” when advised that Megaupload has never been served with papers in the US.
As the newspaper notes, the criminal conspiracy charges in America are vital to the trial as a whole: without a charge carrying a five-year maximum sentence, the FBI won’t be able to meet the criteria necessary to having Dotcom extradited.

The judge’s remarks were made during ongoing legal argument over the future of data held on Megaupload’s servers, during which judge O’Grady asked for more information about why Megaupload had not been served in America.

[localzuk]

So basically, the US has messed this one up good and proper...

However, they have succeeded in ruining a business and causing 220 people to become unemployed.

[gshaw]

So basically, the US has messed this one up good and proper...

However, they have succeeded in ruining a business and causing 220 people to become unemployed.

Megaupload to sue for damages?

[localzuk]

Megaupload to sue for damages?

Who do they sue? Would the US government allow it, as they could just claim sovereign immunity?

They could sue the New Zealand and Hong Kong police I suppose.

It'll be interesting how this goes now though.