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German cops looking for “United Stasi of America” prankster

German police are on the hunt for a man who briefly projected the phrase "United Stasi of America"—and Kim Dotcom's face—onto the U.S. embassy in Berlin.

On Jul 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Hosting service Leaseweb deletes old Megaupload files in “data massacre”

Kim Dotcom says millions of files from Megaupload, the file locker site he's on trial for operating, were deleted without warning.

On Jun 19, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Kim Dotcom will get his confiscated files back

A New Zealand court ordered law enforcement to return Dotcom's hard drives, taken in a 2012 raid.

On May 31, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Mega pulls files for “scary” 3-D printed gun

If you want to download the Liberator, you'll have to go elsewhere. 

On May 14, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Kim Dotcom’s Mega now accepts Bitcoins

In an announcement, Dotcom called Mega "The Privacy Company." 

On Feb 18, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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Did Germany’s GEMA take down Kim Dotcom’s Mega launch video?

Dotcom says GEMA eighty-sixed his video from YouTube, and he's threatening legal action. GEMA says it did nothing of the sort.

On Jan 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Mega Money, Mega Problems: Why Kim Dotcom’s site is a bust

Kim Dotcom's new file-locker site has grown at an outrageous pace, but there's some cause for concern among top security analysts. 

On Jan 23, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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The Morning GIF: Kim Dotcom making ridiculous faces

Two thumbs up, Dotcom.

On Jan 22, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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“Unstoppable” Mega kicked offline by flood of eager users

Almost immediately after the Saturday launch of MEGA, the new file locker service creator Kim Dotcom has called "unstoppable," the site was knocked offline, flooded by thousands of eager users.

On Jan 21, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Is Kim Dotcom’s new site, Mega, really safer than Megaupload?

Dotcom seems to think so, but from a legal standpoint, the risks are almost exactly the same.

On Jan 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Kim Dotcom’s new site hijacked by “true pirates”

Dotcom also blames the U.S. government and French media conglomerate Vivendi for the loss of his Me.ga domain.

On Nov 7, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Kim Dotcom returns with “100% safe and unstoppable” file-sharing site

Dotcom has taken steps to ensure that his new venture, Mega, will avoid the legal pitfalls Megaupload faced.

On Oct 19, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Kim Dotcom teases the return of Megaupload

No details yet, but Dotcom has dropped some tantalizing hints on Twitter.

On Aug 13, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Short film dramatizes the nightmarish future of copyright

Based on the arrests of Richard O'Dwyer and Kim Dotcom, the short film by Political-Prostitution.com envisions a future its creators say is not far off.

On Aug 10, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Video reveals extravagant display of force in Kim Dotcom raid

A video of the heavily-armed raid on the Megaupload founder's New Zealand mansion was released during a court hearing Tuesday.

On Aug 8, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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