Torrent freak: Kim Dotcom and his legal team have published an email revealing that they asked LeaseWeb to preserve the data stored on 630 servers that were recently wiped. The email contradicts an earlier statement from the hosting company which claimed that for a year nobody showed interest in the servers. Adding to the controversy, Dotcom informs TorrentFreak that his legal team is contemplating litigation against the former host over their actions.
Kim Dotcom wants the world to be able to watch his extradition appeal on YouTube.
Last year, there was a series of very troubling rulings by a district court in a case related to the criminal prosecution of Kim Dotcom. This wasn't, technically, part of the actual criminal case against him, but rather a separate effort by the government to steal his money. We've been covering the ridiculous process of civil asset forfeiture for a while, and it's really problematic in general. In Dotcom's case, it's something of a farce.
Ira Rothken has kept Megaupload founder free for years. Can he do it again?
