Megaupload stories
Kim Dotcom film up for best documentary at Asia-Pacific Screen Awards
Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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A film about entrepreneur and former MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom is up for best documentary at this year’s Asia-Pacific Screen Awards.
Caught in the Web: Kim Dotcom documentary to screen at NZ Film Festival
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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megaupload
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web explores the story of internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and his legal battles with the US government.
Megaupload back and better than the original, claims Kim Dotcom
Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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cryptocurrency
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blockchain
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Defying U.S. extradition efforts, Kim Dotcom teases a rejuvenated Megaupload, leveraging Bitcoin in its anticipated 2020 resurgence.
Kim Dotcom gets interim reprieve from asset seizure
Fri, 5th Jun 2015
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Kim Dotcom and his fellow Megaupload co-accused Bram van der Kolk have won a reprieve from having assets seized by the Crown and passed onto the US.
Dotcom calls out John Banks in open letter
Tue, 2nd Jun 2015
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Kim Dotcom rebuts John Banks' claims in a forthright open letter, challenging the former MP to a public interview showdown.
Mega's legal guns shoot down claims of 'content theft'
Fri, 15th May 2015
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commerce systems
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risk & compliance
Mega, the file storage firm, has hit back at claims it profits from 'content theft' in a report calling the allegations 'defamatory'.
Kim Dotcom releases MegaChat, says it will kill Skype
Fri, 23rd Jan 2015
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Kim Dotcom heralds the arrival of MegaChat, a browser-based encrypted video chat, poising it as a Skype Killer with over 500k calls already made.
Sue You! Hollywood movie giants take Megaupload to court…
Wed, 9th Apr 2014
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Major US movie studios sue Megaupload, alleging the site profited from massive copyright infringement. Studios claim over half a billion USD lost.
Dotcom denied US evidence access
Fri, 21st Mar 2014
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Megaupload's Kim Dotcom loses battle in Supreme Court, Wellington, barred from accessing US evidence for his defence.
Appeal Court rules Dotcom search warrants valid
Wed, 19th Feb 2014
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gcsb
Court Appeal finds Kim Dotcom's 2012 arrest warrants valid despite flaws, but illegal for NZ police to share cloned info with US FBI.
Dotcom vows to repay $500k creditor debt
Wed, 19th Feb 2014
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megaupload
Kim Dotcom has been called upon to pay $500,000 in debt to Kiwi creditors following a public display of luxury.
Come on Dotcom let the good times roll…
Tue, 21st Jan 2014
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
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apple
Kim Dotcom celebrates his 40th birthday by launching a new debut album and internet music service in New Zealand.
'The raid took place NOW, exactly 2 years ago…'
Mon, 20th Jan 2014
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Kim Dotcom commemorates the 2-year anniversary of the dramatic raid on his NZ mansion by US officials, recalling 'a zero-threat family' terrorised.
Dotcom dives into politics with the Internet Party
Wed, 15th Jan 2014
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internet party
Kim Dotcom unveils name and logo for his political movement: the Internet Party, as he tires of political nonsense.
Party launched as Dotcom “f****** tires” of political nonsense
Wed, 15th Jan 2014
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megaupload
Megaupload founder, Kim Dotcom, plans to enter New Zealand politics, vowing to fight for change and take on the government.
Kim Dotcom for PM? Call it the No Hope Party says Key
Mon, 2nd Sep 2013
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Megaupload founder is set to launch his own political party in New Zealand, hoping to win power at the November 2014 elections.
You gotta fight, for Dotcom's right, for transparency…
Tue, 30th Jul 2013
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mega
Megaupload founder dispatches legal team to Wellington today, as his lawyers fight for full disclosure in New Zealand's highest court.
Privacy scare? NZ govt should grow a pair
Fri, 26th Jul 2013
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megaupload
Kim Dotcom's crusade against NZ's GCSB Bill continues, rallying over 400 in Auckland to demand a halt to dangerous spy agency powers.
Key brands Dotcom's submission a 'circus'
Thu, 4th Jul 2013
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government
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gcsb
Showdown between Prime Minister and Megaupload founder didn't disappoint in Parliament yesterday, but was it more PR than policy?.
Megaupload suffers 'data massacre'
Thu, 20th Jun 2013
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After LeaseWeb deletes MegaUpload data from 690 servers without an apparent warning, Kim Dotcom has taken to Twitter to vent his fury.