Soaring, crashing, extradition: what happened to Kim Dotcom? (Video)

Kim Dotcom was one of the most colorful figures on the Internet scene. His data exchange platform Megaupload made him a multiple millionaire. He invested his money in luxury, in expensive sports cars, yachts, helicopter flights and a luxurious property. But the party is over. Finally. His fortune has been frozen by the New Zealand authorities. His luxury cars were confiscated by the police. The luxury sledges that he had previously celebrated in his video clips were now on state car transporters. The shimmering and ironic special issues on the signs seem like a final farewell to a life that the entrepreneur will never live again. Now Kim Dotcom is waiting for his extradition to the USA. What happened? Dotcom was born in 1974 under the name Kim Schmitz in Kiel. The United States issued an arrest warrant and an extradition request from the FBI for alleged copyright infringements in connection with its Megaupload sharing service. Megaupload is said to have inflicted more than $ 500 million in damage to the copyright holders. If convicted in the US, Dotcom faces life imprisonment. Megaupload financed itself through advertising and paid access for subscribers. At times it was one of the most popular websites in the world. The entrepreneur has lived in New Zealand for almost a decade under the name Dotcom. In 2017, a court confirmed that the 45-year-old could be extradited to the United States. Two other courts have since upheld the decision, and Dotcom is now going to the Supreme Court. His reaction on Twitter: “In 2005, I created a website where users could upload files to the cloud. At that point, only small files could be attached to emails. Megaupload allowed users to link to a file via email That is it. In 2019 the New Zealand Supreme Court will decide whether I should be extradited for this “crime”. “