By Danny Fenster
ticklethewire.com
The US government’s determination to prosecute copyright infringers continues to strengthen.
After being arrested in New Zealand on behalf of the US, the man behind the file-sharing website Megaupload.com Kim Dotcom was denied bail, reports the Sydney Morning Herald, and US authorities are now seeking his extradition.
Dotcom’s company is said to have cost copyright owners more than $500 million through copyright infringement. Dotcom, for Kim Schmitz in Kiel, Germany 38 years ago, was previously convicted of hacking and insider trading. He continues to deny any wrongdoing.
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