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…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Several days after the feds shutdown the popular file-sharing website Megaupload.com in an anti-piracy operation, the site’s founder claimed he was not guilty, reports Reuters. Kim Dotcom pleaded not guilty at a court hearing in New Zealand to piracy and money laundering. Prosecutor Anne Toohey told a court at Dotcom’s bail…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It was outright war in the cyberworld this week. The feds on Thursday announced that they had shut down an incredibly popular website Mequapload, only to see hackers retaliate by blocking access to multiple web sites including the Justice Department and Universal Music. The Justice Department said that seven people and…
