Kim Dotcom, alleged pirate and Megaupload founder is presently offering a bounty of $5 million to anyone who can provide information that can help him defend himself in court.
He is currently in New Zealand and is resisting extradition to the United States, where various cases of money laundering, racketeering, and copyright theft await him. Once convicted of these charges, he can be sentenced with a jail term of 20 years. According to the data collated by the persecution, he has cost copyright owners over $5 million. The Motion Picture Association of America or the MPAA and Recording Industry Association of America or the RIAA are also after him with civil actions.
Dotcom has said in his tweet, "My case is unfair. I was declined discovery I didn't get my own data back I need whistleblowers I am offering USD $5M."
Dotcom is crossing his fingers in the hopes of uncovering evidence of unlawful or corrupt behavior on the end of the US Government, spy agencies, law enforcement, the New Zealand Government, and even Hollywood.
He informed TorrentFreak, "It is the option of my legal team that disclosure of such information would be lawful." He further added in reference to what he can offer any potential whistleblower, "I would also guarantee any whistleblower coming forward would have the best legal representation at zero cost."
He also recommended that potential whistleblowers make use of the SecureDrop tool of the Guardian newspaper from a computer unit in a random Internet café, just to be safe.
The 7th of July is the Supreme Court's released date for a hearing on Dotcom's extradition from New Zealand, and is believed to take place in Auckland. At present, ten music companies, as well as film studios, have appealed to the Auckland High Court to keep his assets frozen while the case is still underway.
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