Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to the US

www.bbc.com Kim Dotcom to be extradited from New Zealand to the US

The internet entrepreneur faces several criminal charges in the US, including copyright infringement.

World News @lemmy.world jeffw @lemmy.world 3mo ago

Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US

www.bbc.com /news/articles/c5y363lw204o

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It's hard to feel any sympathy for the guy at this point, he went from odd eccentric file sharing site founder, to adware distributor, all the way to misinformation spreading conspiracy theorist.
- Sure, but this isn't about the person; it's about legal precidence.
  
  I don't know anything about the guy but your comment can be a tough pill to swallow sometimes
- from odd eccentric file sharing site founder
  
  no. he basically started with credit card fraud and "sueing people who fileshare". Together with a lawer he basically invented the practice of "see which IPs share copyrighted data, request the user data from the ISP and send out C&D extiotion letters to the ISP customers"
  
  Could you provide more info? Yes he and every hosting provider did that because they were forced to by Hollywood. They and all other hosting providers/isps certainly don't want to do it because it costs money to track the infringers and then they lose a customer.
  
  Wasn't aware of his history before Megaupload really.
- Wait what happened?!
  
  spread russian propaganda afaik
- Am I the only one who fails to see anything seriously wrong with what you list there? I'm purposefully ignoring "misinformation spreading conspiracy theorist", because that's a pretty meaningless accusation and is often added as an easy character assassination rather than something substantial, but I'd like to see you elaborate.
  
  I mean, we're talking jail time and extradition, and nothing you've mentioned is even against the law in the slightest. Yes, there was piracy on his file sharing site, but that's true for practically any service on the internet, from Google drive to Amazon S3 and anything in-between and vaguely related.
  
  Characters like him are targeted because they are both successful and anti establishment, the eccentricity just tops it off. But why should that result in a lack of sympathy? The world doesn't have enough of these people who rock the boat if you ask me.
  
  You ignored the adware distribution, if you want to see him spreading misinformation feel free to check his Twitter. It runs the gamut from antivaxxer to literal Russian propaganda.
"His legal campaign against removal began after he was arrested in a dramatic FBI raid on his Auckland mansion in 2012."

Wild how the FBI can go to other countries like that to raid the home of someone who pissed off Hollywood.
I know this dude is a total dickhead. Yes yes yes I know. But he made some entertaining videos back on the late 90s with those cannonball runs.
Characters like him are targeted because they are both successful and anti establishment
- We can't have that. You're only allowed to commit crimes if you're successful and support the establishment.
It has been over a decade since they shut down MegaUpload and raided his house in NZ.
U.S. authorities say Mr Dotcom and three other Megaupload executives cost film studios and music producers more than $500m in losses.

Ok, so it's a phony case based on imaginary numbers. $500m++++! lmao.

Sharing files costs nothing for these people.
so what happens to mega? does someone else own it now?
- Dotcom has not been in control of Mega for a long time now..
  
  thanks, I didn't know. I was never even aware that it was all connected to him until a few years ago.
He's looking good 😊💯!
one has to believe closing this out was part of the deal to send assange back to australia
- How is Australia or Assange related to it?
  
  If you don't think there was some three way horse trading done to complete both of these multi year extraditions, between administrations seeking a win they could brag about, then, I don't know what to tell you man
- At first glance it may look like they have the same flag, but NZ and Australia are actually separate countries.
- Huh? I’m an Aussie and the last time I checked we are a seperate country from New Zealand and OUR government basically saw to it that OUR citizen was returned home and unlike this bloke, Assange has hardly had it “easy” living in an embassy or recently jail…..Dotcom has been living large in NZ in comparison…..
  
  There were no back door deals about this guy for Assange - completely different situations….🤦🏼‍♀️

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