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db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years ago

Former Megaupload Executives Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison

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Former Megaupload Executives Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison

torrentfreak.com

db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 years ago
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Former Megaupload Executives Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison * TorrentFreak
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New Zealand's High Court has sentenced Megaupload operators Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk to 31 and 30 months in prison, respectively.
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    Makes one wonder how much mega.nz will last now, if Kim Dotcom goes out of the picture

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      Mega takes down links at request (and sometimes quite quickly too) so I reakon it’s probably more safe. I’m surprised dbree and kraken are still up though.

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    RIP. megaupload was the best.

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    Typical USA + Five Eyes bullshit.

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    Man, this is tragic news :(

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    M E G A / upload to me today / send me a file / Megaupload

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    Given what the prosecution wanted, this settlement seems like the best outcome they could’ve hoped for.

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