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Submitted by AgentWhite 319d ago | news

Megaupload Founder Goes From Arrest to Cult Hero

NY Times : Last month, a New Zealand software developer, Ben Gracewood, replied to a Twitter post from the Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom, founder of the Megaupload file-sharing site that had been shut down by the F.B.I. (Culture, Industry, MegaUpload, Web)

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Dovahkiin  +   319d ago
It just baffles me that he was singled out? There are numerous file sharing websites... Why only him?
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INehalemEXI  +   319d ago
hmmm
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Crazyglues  +   319d ago
Because he was the biggest...
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bwazy  +   319d ago
I see what you did there!
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Elvis  +   319d ago
Because he's awesome!
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SilentNegotiator  +   319d ago
He should be neither.
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dboyman  +   319d ago
All I care about is bringing back Megavideo...
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AgentWhite  +   319d ago
It has been a historic pattern whenever some goes to jail , and get released . There are chances that the person get more famous .
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aiBreeze  +   319d ago
Because he's a victim and actually represents something many people hold in very high value.
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