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The ‘feds are looking for an angle that lets them prosecute Megaupload on US soil, and apparently the way they’re trying to make it happen is by pulling rapper and producer Swizz Beatz (a.k.a. Mr. Alicia Keys) into the case, by claiming he was CEO of the company.
But wait—wasn’t this cleared up in January? Although Swizza had his face plastered all over the site; was listed as CEO on the day it was taken down, and was previously very vocal about his support, his lawyer claimed he was not actually running things. So was he or wasn’t he?
According to US Attorney Neil MacBride, Swizz Beatz repped Megaupload in an official capacity in front of the United States Trade Representative, meaning the company can be tried in the States. Beatz is refusing to cooperate, but he might not have a choice if he’s served. And if the allegations are true, it’s puts a serious dent in the defense, which argues that Megaupload can’t be prosecuted over there, because it’s located outside of American jurisdiction. [TorrentFreak]
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This whole thing is such bullshit.
Even if the US have gone in a bit too heavy-handed, and are just a worryingly large bit too controlled by various media agencies, you have to admit he made a shitload of money (on the order of 100s of millions of dollars) from acting as a major copyright infringement hub.
Whether or not you agree with the ethics of the situation, that is still illegal.
Oh don’t get me wrong, it’s illegal and I agree with the shutting down of Megaupload. If the site was breaking the law and the owners were given time to remedy it and didn’t then they should have their site shut down.
However, that doesn’t excuse the way the US authorities have dealt with the situation, it’s truly disgusting. I would also like to point out the the New Zealand authorities are also in the wrong for being a bunch of little bitches and not getting everything completely straight before allowing the US to walk in and terrorise the guy and his family, steal evidence and seize all his assets.
Haha don’t confuse rolling over for the USA for plain incompetence..
Either way, bunch of little bitches