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MegaUpload founder unveils latest on-line gambit
Kim Dotcom -- the extravagant founder of file-sharing web site MegaUpload -- yesterday announced a new on-line storage service aimed at providing users full control over data.
The prosecution must prove that a crime was committed in both the US and New Zealand for Mr Dotcom to be extradited Getty Images
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The service – named Mega – uses encryption keys to give users full responsibility for the files they share, making Mega operators immune to content liability, reports the Buisness Insider web site.
MegaUpload was shut down in January when Mr Dotcom -- a 38-year-old German also known as Kim Schmitz – was arrested in New Zealand on a warrant issued by the US authorities.
January launch
It was claimed that the website generated $175 million since 2005 by distributing copyrighted material without authorisation. Mr Dotcom’s lawyers denied the charges, contending that the site merely offered on-line storage.
New site Mega also ‘avoids any dealings with US hosters, US domains and US backbone providers and has changed the way it operates to avoid another takedown,’ said Mr Dotcom, who plans to launch the service in January.
Mr Dotcom’s extradition hearing is set to be held in March, despite a New Zealand court finding that the January raid on Mr Dotcom’s Auckland home was unlawful.
