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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FrogPosted:
Racist Lol it was such a big deal when he got arrested at first. Now we just use mediafire anyways
Yeah xD Everybody seems to of forgotten about it...
RacistPosted:
Lol it was such a big deal when he got arrested at first. Now we just use mediafire anyways
SovietRussiaPosted:
Emazing-LightsSovietRussiaberk549 he was rank 1 in MW3 before he went to jail in FREE FOR ALL he back home and is like aww **** i mean i wouid be mad to lol hes probally like no way even near rank 1 anymore by the way he is a lvl 80 0 presitge he isnt gonna presitge lol wanderning wat he is gonna do with his xbox
I played against him and talked to him not knowing that MEGARACER owned mega upload lol. Just a quick fact he has someone from TTG on his friends list on Xbox.
Yeah I also played with him but I also didn't know he owned Megaupload when i played him but yea he kicked my butt in the FFA match.
I can't say the same. ;) I was using my p90 with rapid fire and a suppressor.
Mrs_ZambiesPosted:
so many upload now that were linked to this which kind of sucks cause now its down but nothing lasts and mediafire is the new megaupload
EmazedPosted:
SovietRussiaberk549 he was rank 1 in MW3 before he went to jail in FREE FOR ALL he back home and is like aww **** i mean i wouid be mad to lol hes probally like no way even near rank 1 anymore by the way he is a lvl 80 0 presitge he isnt gonna presitge lol wanderning wat he is gonna do with his xbox
I played against him and talked to him not knowing that MEGARACER owned mega upload lol. Just a quick fact he has someone from TTG on his friends list on Xbox.
Yeah I also played with him but I also didn't know he owned Megaupload when i played him but yea he kicked my butt in the FFA match.
SovietRussiaPosted:
berk549 he was rank 1 in MW3 before he went to jail in FREE FOR ALL he back home and is like aww **** i mean i wouid be mad to lol hes probally like no way even near rank 1 anymore by the way he is a lvl 80 0 presitge he isnt gonna presitge lol wanderning wat he is gonna do with his xbox
I played against him and talked to him not knowing that MEGARACER owned mega upload lol. Just a quick fact he has someone from TTG on his friends list on Xbox.
PhracturePosted:
I really loved that site, also I had just got my premium 2 days before it got SHUT DOWN! Time to go to mediafire.
Android_Posted:
KexAngelWhat man :/....i hope megaupload goes back up seriously.
It wont, there's still other file sharing sites though. :p
That's true but mega upload kept a fast dl speed, crap like rapid share takes like 8 hours to download.
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