[pp.int.general] MegaUpload raided, shut down on request of US authorities

[Stephane Bakhos]

100% extradition to the US. The NZ Police clearly stated so


On Fri, 20 Jan 2012, Justus Römeth wrote:

> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:06:58 +0100
> From: Justus Römeth <squig at dfpx.de>
> Reply-To: Pirate Parties International -- General Talk
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> To: Pirate Parties International -- General Talk
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> Subject: Re: [pp.int.general] MegaUpload raided,
>     shut down on request of US authorities
> 
> I think we have to keep in mind that it is well possible that megaupload,
> as opposed to Piratebay for example, was making a lot of money off
> infringing copyright, which at least for PPDE would mean that we are not
> against pursuing them legally.
>
> What I think is more questionable here is whether all those people, all of
> whom clearly didn't break any law while having been in the US, are gonna be
> tried in the countries they were arrested, or gonna be extradited to the US
> (like that poor British boy). Or did NZ join the US and nobody cared to
> tell me? This expansion of US law to be applicable to everybody who uses
> the internet is worrysome.
>
> -J
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:35 AM, Amelia Andersdotter <teirdes at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Pe 20.01.2012 00:00, Andrew Norton a scris:
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>>> On 1/19/2012 4:45 PM, Rick Falkvinge (Piratpartiet) wrote:
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>>>> MegaUpload has been raided in New Zealand and shut down at the request
>>>> of US authorities.
>>>>
>>>> This has a lot in common with the raid on The Pirate Bay on May 31,
>>>> 2006. If the affected Pirate Parties act quickly on this, it has the
>>>> potential for a media breakthrough moment. Those are rare and need to be
>>>> positively jumped on when happening.
>>>>
>>> Alas, USPP is still in the process of reorganising our structure, but
>>> I'm working on something.
>>>
>>>  After all, MegaUpload didn't just have 150 million users. They also had
>>>> 150 million voters.
>>>>
>>>>  This is true.
>>>
>> Only if you believe that the internet is populated by responsible, legal
>> adults.
>>
>> /a
>>
>>
>>  - -- Andrew Norton
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