Megaupload founder wins access to evidence seized in raid

[easyhostmedia]

It looks like Kim Dot Com is fighting back

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/31/us-newzealand-megaupload-evidence-idUSBRE94U07P20130531

(Reuters) - A New Zealand court granted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom access on Friday to all evidence seized by police in a 2012 raid, bolstering the Internet entrepreneur's fight against extradition to the United States to face online piracy charges.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/8742230/Police-have-to-return-material-to-Dotcom

A judge has ordered the police to sift through all digital material taken illegally from Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and to return anything irrelevant to their investigation- at their own cost.

Clones of hard-drives already sent to the United States must also be returned if they contain personal information, while any further copies must be destroyed, the court ruled.

Dotcom and his co-accused will then receive clones of devices deemed to be relevant to the case.

but then he does this

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57585865-93/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-twitter-others-over-patent/

Kim Dotcom threatens to sue Twitter, others over patent

The controversial MegaUpload founder claims he holds the patent for two-factor authentication and all he wants from the tech companies is money for his defense.

 

[SenseiSteve]

He's projecting $50 million in defense costs. That's got to be one heck of a defense team.

 

[easyhostmedia]

He's projecting $50 million in defense costs. That's got to be one heck of a defense team.

I agree, so defense team for $50 million and he seems to want to sue every tech company to get this money

 

[JessicaHoll21]

Wow, thats a lot of cash! Those defense team are really rich now.

 

[alex0]

Wow, thats huge lot of money to be spend on..!!