Kim Dotcom announces Mega, successor to Megaupload | Technology | guardian.co.uk - 0 views
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Kim Dotcom, founder of the banned Megaupload filesharing site, has announced a new version called Mega designed to sidestep the American laws under which he is being prosecuted for £175m worth of alleged online piracy, racketeering and money laundering.
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The site would not use US-based hosting companies as partners in order to avoid being shut down by US authorities, Dotcom said.
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Megaupload was shut down in January 2012 when New Zealand police helicopters swooped into Dotcom's mansion outside Auckland to seize computers and other evidence at the request of US authorities.
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