P etite legal victory for the czar illegal Internet. Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload download site, obtained Tuesday that his extradition hearing to the United States to be broadcast on the web, from New Zealand
“Last minute information.: the judge accepted the broadcast streaming! Success! “Crowed Kim Dotcom, real name Kim Schmitz, from his Twitter account.
The German giant is 41 years sought by US authorities who accuse him of having, through hacking, made huge profits. All via its iconic download platform, films or music in particular, closed in 2012.
In its heyday, Megaupload was the 13th most visited Internet site, posted 50 million daily users and say represent 4% of traffic.
Kim Dotcom empire collapsed in January 2012 when the police arrived in his luxurious Auckland property (New Zealand) at the request of US authorities.
End 2015, the New Zealand justice ruled he could be extradited to the United States, like three other founders of Megaupload. Since Monday is the appeal made by Kim Dotcom which is reviewed by the High Court in Auckland.
Invite people in the debate
Before going into the merits of the case, lawyers for Kim Dotcom advocated that the debates are broadcast streaming on the internet to ensure a fair trial. And to take the witness to users.
“The entrepreneur and innovator,” as he defines himself, invited his followers to “dissect” any “deceit, dishonesty” and “false malicious statements” of justice.
The US government tried to prevent such a public hearing. The prosecution lawyers argued that a webcast of these hearings might guide the judgment of a possible US jury in the event of extradition and a trial in the United States.
delayed Broadcast
According to the neo-zéolandais media, the president of the High Court, Justice Murray Gilbert, decided that streaming could have instead, under strict conditions.
The distribution will be a slight delay, a delay of 20 minutes. The court may suspend streaming, where confidential information would come to be disclosed at the hearing. And the videos will be removed Internet at the end of the trial.
“The live streaming will begin tomorrow ( Wednesday, ed ). The cameraman must install everything in a professional manner, respecting the judge’s on streaming, “said Dotcom.
At the opening of the hearing Monday, Ron Mansfield, counsel for Dotcom had motivated the request of his client, explaining that streaming (stream without download) would guarantee a fair trial and was justified by “public and international interest unprecedented” of the case.
he also observed that the retransmission of streaming hearings had been successfully tested in the past in the New Zealand courts.
illegal content posted
Wanted for fraud, racketeering and money laundering, who describes himself as a “freedom fighter internet” denies any violation.
Kim Dotcom and his colleagues “have voluntarily provided their site content infringing the copyright legislation, (…) they deliberately used these contents and have drawn large sums of money, “assénait in December 2015 counsel for the US authorities.
his website, pleaded the person, doing his best to prevent violations of copyrights. But he could controlled all activities of its 50 million daily users.
In an interview with the BBC ( below, in English ) Kim Dotcom says that “the accusation is not ( he ) violated the copyright.” “They held me responsible for the actions of others,” he says. The forty blames the US authorities that would lead a vendetta against him at the instigation of the influential Hollywood studio
Kim Dotcom and three former Megaupload. – Finn Batato, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk – accused of firing their business $ 175 million (around EUR 160 million) profit. But also to have caused hundreds of billions of dollars in losses to rights holders of musical works, films and other pirated products.
The review of the call is expected to last six to eight weeks. If defeated, Kim Dotcom filing other appeals against his extradition. If the trial was to take place in the US, he faces 20 years in prison.
The key dates in the Megaupload case
March 2005 . Kim Dotcom, real name Kim Schmitz, creates Megaupload download site in Hong Kong. The founders of the platform have claimed up to 50 million daily users and 4% of Internet traffic.
February 2010 . Kim Dotcom moved to New Zealand, saying he wants to abandon her party animal lifestyle to devote himself to his family – he is now a father of five
January 2012 <. / strong>. Kim Dotcom’s empire collapses when the police arrived in his luxurious Auckland property, at the request of US authorities. Among the seized property, vast amounts of money in cash, a life-size statue of a Predator (creature science fiction) and 18 luxury cars adorned with license plates where you could read among others ” stoned “,” Hacker “and” Guilty “.
February 2012 . After a month in prison, Kim Dotcom is placed on bail. He said he would stay in New Zealand to fight tooth and nail against the accusations of the FBI. The intelligence service suggests that Megaupload pocketed illegally over 175 million dollars (around 160 million €) and private perpetrators of hundreds of millions of dollars by offering to download pirated content.
VIDEO. Megaupload: Kim Dotcom “relieved” to be released
June to October 2012 . The High Court of New Zealand considers that the search of the home of tycoon internet was illegal. The intelligence services have acknowledged previously monitored Dotcom illegally. This judgment will be reversed later but the prime minister of the archipelago, John Key, apologized for surveillance operations.
January 2013 . Kim Dotcom launches new file sharing site called Mega, exactly one year after the police raid at his home. He will then take its distances with the site (which now claims more than 22 million users) for, he said, to concentrate on his legal battle.
September 2014 . The Internet party launched by the flamboyant king of technology wipes a crushing defeat in the parliamentary elections, during which it has joint candidates with the Mana Party, its ally. He recognizes that his name is the effect of a “poison” while John Key, his sworn enemy, won a third term.
September 2015 . After multiple postponements, the New Zealand justice begins to examine the request for extradition of Kim Dotcom and three co-defendants, former executives of Megaupload Finn Batato, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk. The trial lasted nine weeks.
December 23, 2015 . Nevin Dawson the judge believes that Kim Dotcom and his three co-accused can be extradited to the United States, where they face prosecution for money laundering, racketeering and copyright misuse. They face up to 20 years in prison. Kim Dotcom announces a call immediately.
12 July 2016 . Kim Dotcom Megaupload announced it will relaunch its platform “29 January 2017″.
30 August 2016 . The accused obtained the release of its audience over the internet.
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