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Kim Dotcom, New Zealand-based internet mogul, has assets appeal case thrown out by top U.S. court

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Oct 3, 2017

Kim Dotcom, New Zealand-based internet mogul, has assets appeal case thrown out by top U.S. court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected New Zealand-based internet mogul Kim Dotcom's challenge to the U.S. government's bid to seize assets held by him and others involved in the now-defunct streaming website Megaupload. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that the ...

Business / Tech Apr 5, 2017

Kim Dotcom announces Bitcoin system for payments to content uploaders

Controversial New Zealand-based internet mogul Kim Dotcom plans to launch a bitcoin payment system for users to sell files and video streaming as he fights extradition to the United States for criminal copyright charges. The German-born entrepreneur, who is wanted by U.S. law enforcement on ...

World / Offbeat Jul 29, 2014

Web tycoon Dotcom says he'll reach 5% in New Zealand election

Kim Dotcom, the Internet tycoon facing extradition to the U.S. on piracy charges, said his political party is on course to win more than 5 percent of the vote in New Zealand's general election by appealing to young and first-time voters. The party's own polling ...

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