U.S. prosecutors say Megaupload raked in at least $175 million — mainly from people who used the site to illegally download songs, television shows and movies -— before the FBI shut it down in early 2012 and arrested Dotcom and other company officers.
It’s a crime against good character.
Let me put it this way: Noone, absolutely noone, who knew him before he started megaupload, and among those are what 90% privacy tinfoil hats very invested in all kinds of civil rights, were up in arms when his bullshit finally caught up with him.
That NZ fucked up doing it – well, so be it. Noone over here was doubting his guilt because grifting is all he’s ever done. Don’t confuse him for the TPB folks, people with an actual mission: Kim is a crook with attitude.
I still don’t see a victim. Being upset by someone speaking mean things on the Internet is not make you a victim.
I agree he’s a controversial figure and probably an egotistical ass. That doesn’t mean we have the right to use violence to lock him in a cage.
In fact, many would argue that he’s the victim. He was illegally raided. He had hard drives stolen at the hands of violent thugs. Making a copy of information isn’t theft. Physically stealing a hard drive is theft.
From where I stand he shouldn’t have gotten suspended sentences the first two times around so his current aggravated troubles are, well, karma.