Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US
Kim Dotcom to be extradited to the US
The internet entrepreneur faces several criminal charges in the US, including copyright infringement.
mlg @lemmy.world
Fireship said this guy only costed Hollywood like 500m in "potential revenue" over the course of Megaupload's existence which is pretty low compared to the accusations hurled at piratebay which is still active to this day.
The rumor is the FBI only went after him when he tried to setup Mega for music (essentially what Spotify does right now) with a guaranteed 90% profit split for artists. So not even because Mega was popular for pirated content, but because he was super close to imploding the poor (and I think only 3) multibillion dollar record labels.
33 2 Replybitwolf @lemmy.one We really need a product like that for film actually.
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Dr. Wesker @lemmy.sdf.org
Maybe I'm just completely ignorant of law, but how/why can he be extradited to a foreign country in this manner? Did he previously reside in and operate out of the US?
21 0 Replyravhall @discuss.online He made US companies lose money, while making money himself. Thats all they need.
32 1 Replydeadbeef79000 @lemmy.nz Not even that, the service he operated might have been used such that US companies might have missed out on potential revenue.
That's it.
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deadbeef79000 @lemmy.nz NZ has an extradition treaty with the the US.
Apparently potential copyright infringement is extradition worthy
28 0 Replyjeffw @lemmy.world OP
Many countries have extradition agreements.
Y’know those spam calls you get? Where they try to say they are the government? The reason they get away with that is that your country doesn’t have an extradition agreement with their country.
That’s a drastic oversimplification but it’s still true
10 2 Replycatloaf @lemm.ee Nope. The US just has that much influence.
7 4 Reply4lan @lemmy.world We essentially control Australia, it's fucking weird.
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Raiderkev @lemmy.world Say what you will about ole Kim, but I spent a good chunk of time sailing the seven seas with his assistance.
21 1 ReplyArbiter @lemmy.world But why is his name Dotcom.
13 0 Reply_stranger_ @lemmy.world He changed it, used to be USENET
31 0 ReplyCheradenine @sh.itjust.works 11 0 Reply
jeffw @lemmy.world OP
Because he’s weird and we are legally allowed to change our names
13 0 ReplyLemmyRefugee @lemmy.world If you speak Spanish, check this video: https://youtu.be/oUQ7_PK_pPw
3 0 ReplyDerisionConsulting @lemmy.ca Because he changed it.
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ShinkanTrain @lemmy.ml Techbros will deadname you but will change their name to Kim Dotcom
22 11 Replyxor @lemmy.blahaj.zone Has Kim been transphobic? Or is this just you generally hating techbros (not that I'd really consider him a techbro tbh)
19 1 Replybitwolf @lemmy.one Me either.
When I think of techbros I think venture capital, no ethics, and will sell out anyone if the price is right.
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PappyWappy @lemmy.world Dude was once the top MW2 player in the world
10 0 ReplyAngryCommieKender @lemmy.world Unsure if MechWarrior or Modern Warfare....
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SteveFromMySpace @lemmy.blahaj.zone Man I remember when MU went down. I was halfway through a rewatch of Gundam Wing - bad luck aside lol I couldn’t believe it was happening.
8 0 Replyhoxbug @lemmy.world I was at a lan party having a break from the gaming and decided to browse a little bit, the news was blowing up about it.
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TheBigBrother @lemmy.world The NWO are hard working people..
6 6 ReplyLost_My_Mind @lemmy.world NWO? Brother???
Voodoo Child starts playing
3 0 ReplyDr. Wesker @lemmy.sdf.org
They meant NWA. What the relevance is, I don't know, but they aren't wrong.
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