Megaupload raid warrant 'invalid', New Zealand judge says
Action by the FBI to copy data and take it offshore to the US was also deemed unlawful.
"The warrants did not adequately describe the offences to which they related," High Court judge Justice Helen Winkelmann said.
Mr Dotcom was arrested, along with four others, in January.
Millions of dollars in assets were seized or frozen including almost 20 luxury vehicles, dozens of computers and art works.
However, Justice Winkelmann said the warrant for the search fell "well short" of outlining Mr Dotcom's alleged offences.
"They were general warrants, and as such, are invalid," she said.
In response to the judge's decision, New Zealand police said they were in discussions with Crown Law "to determine what further action might be required".
Mr Dotcom's site was said to have made $175m since 2005 by copying and distributing copyrighted material without authorisation.
The site's lawyers have said Megaupload simply offered online storage.
Mr Dotcom is currently on bail.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18623043
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TunePosted:
Uzi Now that he's on bail he'll have time to regain his position on the Free-for-All leaderboards. :P
That wont happen with Arazos still playing.
UziPosted:
Now that he's on bail he'll have time to regain his position on the Free-for-All leaderboards. :P
BritishColumbiaPosted:
teli Lets hope he has a chance now.
He wont, there just gonna cover this story up
Goldfish_SnackPosted:
it's very funny because dotcom did nothing wrong. he simply started a file sharing site just like mediafire. the users were putting copyrighted stuff on there. the companies that had a problem with an infringing link could take that link down with out mega upload's consent.
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