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Kim Dotcom assets back in court

Kim Dotcom assets back in court

So, the assets of MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom were being discussed in court again this week, on two separate levels.

First up, as previously reported, both the US authorities and the American music and movie industries have called for assets seized from Dotcom when his MegaUpload enterprise was shutdown by the feds in 2012 to remain frozen.

Dotcom is, of course, accused of enabling rampant copyright infringement by running MegaUpload, and is facing both criminal and civil action as a result. However, attempts by the US to extradite the Mega founder have been long drawn out, and a court in New Zealand earlier this year said that assets seized back in 2012 should now be returned; Dotcom's lawyers say their client needs access to that money to help fund his defence.

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Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from CMU Online

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