Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is free-ish (for now)
Ever since the file-sharing apocalypse of 2012—during which Megaupload was shut down by the U.S. government and a number of similar sites ran off with their torrents between their legs—Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has been facing a number of legal issues. Most recently, he’s been in New Zealand, fighting to avoid jail time before an extradition hearing next summer that will determine whether or not he’ll get shipped back to the United States and be put on trial (via Torrent Freak). Dotcom is facing charges of copyright infringement, money laundering, and racketeering, so it’s no wonder the U.S. government is so keen to lock him up. He’s clearly dangerous.