nsane.forums Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 After several failed attempts, last week Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was finally granted bail and freed from prison. After initially spending time with his wife and children, Kim agreed to share his thoughts with TorrentFreak. For a man whose just had everything he owns taken away from him, he is effortlessly composed and quietly confident.The Internet. We take this astonishing network for granted as we send our daily emails and catch up on the daily news.Many of us can’t handle being offline for more than a few minutes. An ISP outage or cellphone breakdown often signals furious nail biting and a unique technological form of isolation anxiety.For Kim Dotcom, the founder of the now-defunct Megaupload file-hosting service and a man whose fame and fortune was largely made online, communicating via purely AFK methods is now a fact of daily life.After being denied bail on several occasions, at the North Shore District Court on February 22nd Judge Nevin Dawson finally agreed to Kim’s release. Although he is allowed to have a computer, the strict terms of Kim’s bail dictate a total ban on Internet access.A few hours ago, armed with a good old-fashioned telephone, TorrentFreak spoke with Kim at his New Zealand home. So how is he bearing up after the ordeals of the past few weeks?“I’m fine thanks,” he reassured us in a cheerful tone. “I’m only just catching up.”During the days since his release Kim says he’s enjoyed spending time with his wife Mona and their children – a quiet family time in stark contrast to the events of January 19th.“You should have been here, it was amazing, it was like a war zone. Armed police everywhere….two helicopters,” Kim recalled. “The New Zealand authorities certainly put on a show for the FBI.”But if the dramatic events of that morning – elite anti-terrorist police running around with assault rifles and shouting about bombs – are bothering Kim inside, he certainly isn’t letting it show.Mirroring the tone of the discussions TorrentFreak had with the larger-than-life entrepreneur last year, the Mega founder was as calm and considered as ever. For a man who has not only lost everything (not least all of his companies and tens of millions of dollars) but also faces extradition to the United States, he’s amazingly positive that the battles ahead are winnable.Those battles, however, will initially have to be fought in New Zealand courtrooms and if the extradition is successful, back in the United States too. Kim is naturally cautious about us revealing too much about Megaupload’s strategy and how the company’s owners intends to counter the claims being made against them, but it’s safe to say that it’s underpinned by a firm belief that on the best legal advice, the business operated legally.This confidence, Kim says, is shared by his co-defendants – Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato.“We’re going for this and we’re confident we’re going to win. It [the heavy handedness] went way too far, it was out of all proportion,” Kim told TorrentFreak. “We feel that the action taken against us was political.” View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demoneye Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 may the lord be with him :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 He's got the right attitude for sure but I doubt he can win. He's gonna need a WHOLE lot more help than just lawyers. He's gonna need a small army of loyal supporters literally marching for his future freedom and for the reinstatement of his website. He's gonna need a lot of publicity; go onto talk shows and other radio broadcasts, explaining all that happened. If enough people stand behind him, he can win. If he just does this with lawyers and himself...he's almost sure to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastershake Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 hell yeah and know we wish you nothing but the best .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunjar Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 The United Shits of America has one of the most biased and corrupt legal systems in the world. No doubt the US elitists will want to make an example out of Kim although i do hope he wins for the sake of his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBs Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I doubt that he lost everything, this wasn't his first time that he "lost everything".. He probably has still millions of $$$ but who knows where, he will be back with something else sooner or later :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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