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

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

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Megaupload's Kim Dotcom has announced that he is still making progress on alternative music label Megabox and has revealed that Steve Wozniak visited him while he was under house arrest.

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Kim Dotcom, now charged with copyright infringement, wire fraud, and racketeering related to his former site Megaupload, is pushing forward with plans for a new venture. Earlier today, Dotcom tweeted about Megabox, something he described before his arrest as "a site that will soon allow artists to sell their creations direct to consumers and allowing artists to keep 90 percent of earnings." This is the first we've heard of Megabox since then, andTorrentFreak has confirmed with Dotcom that the project is "making progress."

Dotcom's work also apparently earned him a visit from tech luminary Steve Wozniak after his release on bail in February. A few hours before announcing Megabox, he posted a picture of the two together and mentioned Wozniak's support of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF has been instrumental in fighting for the US Department of Justice to copy and return legitimate files to users of Megaupload. Dotcom himself is still assembling evidence, including a huge amount of Megaupload data.