Megaupload articles

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  Kim Dotcom's extradition hearing won't happen until March 2013 due to evidence legality dispute

  By Sam Byford on July 10, 2012 02:02 am + 9 comments

  Last month a New Zealand court ruled that the US acted outside of the law with an invalid warrant Continue reading…

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  FBI wants to turn over 40 pages from 22 million Megaupload emails in extradition hearing

  By Adi Robertson on July 6, 2012 10:49 am + 33 comments

  As the FBI and Kim Dotcom prepare for the upcoming trial over cyberlocker Megaupload, the fight Continue reading…

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  Kim Dotcom search warrants ruled illegal by New Zealand court

  By Sam Byford on June 28, 2012 05:18 am + 59 comments

  The latest twist in the Megaupload saga is here, and it comes courtesy of a New Zealand court. R Continue reading…

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  Steve Wozniak speaks out in favor of net neutrality, supports Megaupload

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 27, 2012 08:02 am + 71 comments

  Steve Wozniak has today spoken out against the US government's handling of the Megaupload case, Continue reading…

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  Megaupload's Kim Dotcom teases new 'Megabox' project, reveals meeting with Wozniak

  By Adi Robertson on June 21, 2012 03:52 pm + 57 comments

  Kim Dotcom, now charged with copyright infringement, wire fraud, and racketeering related to his Continue reading…

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  FBI ordered to copy over 150TB of Megaupload data in Dotcom case

  By Evan Rodgers on June 16, 2012 06:14 am + 21 comments

  In a ruling released yesterday, Justice Helen Winkelmann of the High Court of New Zealand has Continue reading…

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  Megaupload: while FBI defends seizure overseas, MPAA is 'sympathetic' to users who uploaded legal files

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 7, 2012 10:38 am + 11 comments

  The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) says that it is "sympathetic" to users that stored Continue reading…

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  Decision on Megaupload's data put on hold as US judge requests more information from FBI

  By Dieter Bohn on April 20, 2012 10:07 pm + 9 comments

  It's not quite a freeze in the ongoing Megaupload case, but US district court judge Liam O'Grady Continue reading…

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  Can EFF defend innocent third parties amid the Megaupload data fallout?

  By Joshua Kopstein on April 13, 2012 03:30 pm + 3 comments

  When the US government seized 25 petabytes of data from filesharing service Megaupload in January, Continue reading…

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  EFF files brief on behalf of Megaupload user, requests 'the rightful return' of his video files

  By Bryan Bishop on April 1, 2012 04:19 am + 22 comments

  You may recall that the user files contained on Megaupload's servers — some 25 petabytes worth — Continue reading…