Kim Dotcom has enlisted the support of his entire Twitter following to help him fight for justice against the US Government:
Use the live stream to find and expose US Govt misconduct & lies in my case. I'll retweet your research & videos. Let's have some justice!
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 30, 2016
Kim Dotcom is the founder of Megaupload.com which was seized by the United States on January 19th, 2012 following a US indictment accusing Megaupload on harboring million in copyrighted files.
Federal prosecutors said it had cost movie studios, music labels and other copyright-holders more than $500m (£382m) in lost revenue.
Last December, a New Zealand court ruled that the German-born entrepreneur could be extradited to face charges of copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering.
On the first day of the appeal hearing, which is expected to last eight weeks, Dotcom’s lawyers requested the entire hearing be allowed to livestream. The judge, Justice Murray Gilbert, approved the request.
German-born Dotcom lauds the New Zealand justice system
The internet freedom fighter took to Twitter to praise the decision, call on Hong Kong to pay attention, and throw shade on the USA for attacking the internet.
No seriously he did:
Breaking News: Judge has granted live streaming! Success!
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 29, 2016
I invite Hong Kong authorities to follow the live stream of my case to understand how the US DOJ misled them into destroying a HK company.
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 30, 2016
DOJ evidence is full of deception, dishonesty, mistranslations, malicious misrepresentation of the law & tech. All for you to dissect 🙂
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 30, 2016
We will win this together.
Then we make them pay.
Then they will remember.
Don't attack the Internet.— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 30, 2016
He is fighting against Hollywood, who essentially deployed FBI special forces to conduct a vigorous raid of the entrepreneur’s mansion. Here’s some raw footage of the heavily criticized operation:
For many, the move was seen as classic strong arming by the overreaching hand of the US Government. Should the US succeed in extraditing Kim Dotcom, he will most likely find himself locked in one of our heavily fortified prisons for a long chunk of his life.
Kim Dotcom has become a symbol of internet freedom. Behind him is a movement against the tyrannical rule put in place by countries like China and the Canada, who operated under the guise of censoring to manipulate the internet landscape.
Internet freedom and transparency are hot topics right now. Germany recently called on Facebook to step up their restrictions of free speech. Internet companies are forced to operate their websites in this sensitive landscape and are often subjected to the whims of influential governments.
Through their ruling to allow the case to be broadcasted globally via livestream, New Zealand essentially sided with freedom.
The court added some silly stipulations to the streamed event. BBC North America technology reported Dave Lee elaborates on the conditions:
Mr Dotcom praised the judge for being “brave” enough to allow the streaming to happen. But it does come with an odd stipulation which many might find a tad naive on the part of the court.
As well as a 20 minute delay, in which some details can be beeped out from what goes out on the internet, the judge has also ruled that once the six-week hearing is over it cannot be kept online forever.
But to think, given all the people likely to watch it online, nobody is going to record it independently and publish shows a poor grasp of how the online community operates. The video of Kim Dotcom’s hearing will be all over the internet, in perpetuity, whether the judge wants it to be or not.
You can step up and help Kim Dotcom fight against the imperialists of Hollywood by watching the event and chiming in via Twitter with any insight you can offer. Just don’t make a jackass of this new legal tactic:
Live streaming of my hearing is a milestone. We're breaking new ground. Please treat the court with respect. Let's make this the new normal.
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 30, 2016
Also, you’re going up against Disney, which is like going up against Hillary Clinton. So if you do manage to damn the prosecution and save Mr. Dotcom, be prepared to fend off a hit squad.
If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on TwitterI'm happy to expose malicious US case in a non-US court. Greetings to Disney Judge in Virginia who destroyed Megaupload without due process.
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) August 30, 2016
Fucking Aye this is cray