Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation indicted seven people involved in Internet piracy. The U.S. government also closed the largest sites, megaupload.com, which allows anonymous users to transfer movies and music with large files.
Kim Schmitz, Megaupload founder
Four of seven people, including the founder of the Megaupload site was arrested in New Zealand. Three others remain at large. These seven men, dubbed “mega conspiracy” was indicted on charges of copyright infringement and conspiracy with a potential penalty of more than 20 years in prison. Of course, this arrest is still closely related to the planned ratification of the Act the United States Anti-piracy aka Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), which was to be a hot issue in the United States.
One of the founders of this site that caught Dotcom named Kim, whose real name is Kim Schmitz. Dotcom, 37-year-old man dual citizen of Finland and Germany is spending his time in Hong Kong and New Zealand, and called himself flamboyant in YouTube videos. Its crucial role as one of the most prominent web service makes it earned the nickname in Hollywood: Dr. Evil. Perhaps true epithets “censure” is because Dotcom earn U.S. $ 42 million from operations during 2010 Megaupload.
In his palatial home in Auckland, New Zealand Police seize weapons, a number of valuables, cash of U.S. $ 8 million, and luxury cars worth U.S. $ 5 million. Dotcom attorney initially refused media requests to be photographed, but then Dotcom appeared and stated he did not mind. “Because we do not have something to hide,” said the man who also had another name Tim Jim Kim this investor.
After all, Ira P. Rothken, Megaupload lawyer, said the government believed the facts wrong.
Three others who were arrested along with Dotcom, two of whom were German nationals and a Dutch citizen. While three others are still at large, each citizen of Germany, Slovakia, and Estonia.
Megaupload is closed since Thursday, January 19, 2012 by state authorities Uncle Sam is charged with conspiring in violation of copyright on a large scale. In jury indictment, Megaupload accused of causing losses of more than U.S. $ 500 million for the copyright owner.
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