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Originally Posted by Due
Didn't know that. I have always been under the impression that the entire megaupload case was a publicity stunt to show how SOPA was a bad idea.
I stopped following the case when they figured out the raid was illegal and the evidence seized couldn't be used.
The case sounds like a clusterfuck to me
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I don't think they got much, if anything from the raid on his house that would be used in the Megaupload case. They got his servers which is what matters.
To me the case comes down to a very simply thing. The government says they have emails between various members of the Megaupload crew (potentially even Dotcom himself) where they talk about how they not only know their service is being used for piracy, but how much money they are making from piracy and how they encouraged some people to keep using it for piracy. Of course Dotcom says just the opposite.
If those emails exist Dotcom is fucked. If they do exist I wouldn't be shocked to see one or more of his co-defendants testify against him in exchange for a deal and if they flip Dotcom will be scrambling to cut the best plea he can.
If these emails don't really exist it could be a very interesting trail that Dotcom could have a shot at winning.