/tags/megaupload Megaupload en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-01/kim-dotcom-loses-court-battle-in-megaupload-extradition-case An appeals court overruled decisions that the U.S. government had to provide broad access to its evidence against Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, in order to satisfy the requirements of an extradition hearing. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-03-01/kim-dotcom-loses-court-battle-in-megaupload-extradition-case Bill Chappell /npr-news/2012-07-11/kim-dotcom-megaupload-founder-offers-to-extradite-himself Dotcom said he'd fly to the U.S. to face charges if the country agrees to return his money. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:37:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-07-11/kim-dotcom-megaupload-founder-offers-to-extradite-himself Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2012-04-12/hearing-in-megaupload-case-to-determine-fate-of-users-data The implications could be great for companies hoping consumers will trust them to store their files. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-12/hearing-in-megaupload-case-to-determine-fate-of-users-data Laura Sydell /npr-news/2012-01-30/megaupload-users-may-lose-files-stored-on-service Now that authorities have frozen Megaupload's assets, it can no longer pay its storage providers, which are threatening to delete user data. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:37:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-30/megaupload-users-may-lose-files-stored-on-service Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2012-01-26/other-file-sharing-sites-were-not-megaupload The now-shuttered website's uploader rewards program paid those who put up the most-downloaded content — what might be seen as incentivizing piracy. Now, sites like MediaFire and RapidShare are trying to distance themselves from Megaupload's legal issues and make clear they don't run a similar program. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-26/other-file-sharing-sites-were-not-megaupload Sami Yenigun /npr-news/npr-news/2012-01-21/privacy-lawyers-process-megaupload-copyright-case The Justice Department's massive copyright case against the file-sharing website got lawyers talking about the scope of a criminal investigation that spanned eight countries and the hard-nosed tactics that the government deployed. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2012-01-21/privacy-lawyers-process-megaupload-copyright-case Carrie Johnson /2012-01-20/four-views-on-megaupload In the wake of the site's shutdown, many questions about its legal and illicit uses remain. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT /2012-01-20/four-views-on-megaupload Laura Sydell /npr-news/2012-01-20/5-questions-answers-about-the-megaupload-case The arrests in New Zealand of four people wanted by the U.S. for alleged online piracy raise a number of questions. NPR asks two experts for answers. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:21:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-20/5-questions-answers-about-the-megaupload-case Scott Neuman /2012-01-20/top-file-sharing-site-now-inaccessible Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:00:00 GMT /2012-01-20/top-file-sharing-site-now-inaccessible /npr-news/2012-01-20/megaupload-is-trying-to-go-back-online-even-as-execs-sit-in-jail Accused of copyright infringement and conspiracy, the file-sharing site's founder and three others are being held in a New Zealand jail. Meanwhile, the site has one webpage up and running. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:10:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-01-20/megaupload-is-trying-to-go-back-online-even-as-execs-sit-in-jail Mark Memmott