Kim Dotcom Offers $5M For Megaupload-Targeting Whistleblower
Sensing that piracy charges will land him in U.S. court, the Internet freedom advocate offers a bounty to anyone who can help even up his odds in court.
Hollywood’s Assault On Piracy Undermines “Free” Internet’s Future
The push to shut down potential copyright infringers has led to a chilling effect among content creators and innovators who rely on file sharing and streaming to communicate and collaborate over the Internet.
Two years ago, Kim Dotcom -- the founder of Megaupload, one of the Internet’s most popular file hosting service -- was arrested by New Zealand Police based on an American criminal copyright indictment. The indictment alleged that Dotcom cost the entertainment industry $500 million through his allowance of pirated content to be shared over his
