Tides Turn for Kim Dotcom?

Not much of a story...it ends after a few short lines with "..." but I'm not seeing any way to get to a continuation. That sucks. Sloppy for the WSJ.

I admit to being conflicted here. Dotcom is a scumbag but the US government severely over-reached and it's mild to say they were over zealous in their pursuit...not to mention the quisling government(s) that orchestrated his arrest and detention. I suppose I would like him to walk on the major charges just to put the US/RIAA/MPAA justice system in their place.

Maybe after that he could get hit by a truck. Wait, that's not right either. It's wrong to wish something like that on someone. Someone is going to have to make repairs to the truck.

Quoting:Dotcom is a scumbag

There's no law against that. As long as I'm free to take my business to other people, that's fine with me.

There are most certainly laws against a lot of what Megaupload did. I know I'm in the minority here but I am perfectly fine with what the U.S. government did and with Megaupload being shut down. As far as the legal case is concerned, that, as always, is up to judges and juries as it should be.

Caitlyn, the US feds are on thin ice with a lot of their tactics and even the legal theory of liability. This is the US DoJ acting as the unpaid shills and strongarm of big media. For me to give more of my opinion on that, and who and their patrons and cronies are behind it, would be a TOS violation.

One interesting aspect of the case, is that the US is attempting to prosecute Kim Dotcom on criminal copyright charges, and there may not even be a similar law in NZ. Which means, if he can't be prosecuted, and found guilty under NZ law, he'll walk. No extradition, no Us court appearance.

On top of that the US authorities may be liable for closing down MegaUploads, which doesn't come under Us jurisdiction. The upshot, if this is the case is that the US government my have to pay Kim DotCom... I can't see the MPAA and RIAA contributing anything to any fines that might be leveed., if that were the case.

Of course that's jumping the gun, just a bit, at the moment. But both of those are possible consequences.

The Judges in both countries are looking at this case with very sceptical eyes... When THAT occurs, you have to wonder. If this prosecution fails the RIAA and MPAA will use it as a poster child for why we need SOPA type legislation. You won't hear much about this case in mainstream media, just like Oracle v. Google, and a handful of other cases.

We are headed for an Aliens-style corporate controlled existence. The RIAA/MPAA member corporations and their affiliates are like the Weyland Corporation.