Warrants ruled invalid in Megaupload case
Posted on: 06/28/2012 04:27 PM
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A court in New Zealand has ruled that the search warrants used by New Zealand police when they raided the home of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom were invalid.
Reuters reported that a High Court judge said the search warrants were too vague and did not adequately describe the offenses to which they related. The judge also ruled that the FBI acted unlawfully when it took copies of data from Dotcoms computer offshore.
New Zealand police officers raided the home of the Megaupload executive in January, when the U.S. Justice Department shut down the file-sharing site on charges that it facilitated online piracy, The Washington Post reported. The case made a splash not only because police also seized valuables and other property from Dotcom, but also because the story happened at the same time that Congress was debating two controversial anti-piracy bills.
Before the site was shut down, it claimed to have 1 billion users with 50 million daily users and, at one time, was believed to be the Internets 13th most-popular Web site.
Reuters reported that a High Court judge said the search warrants were too vague and did not adequately describe the offenses to which they related. The judge also ruled that the FBI acted unlawfully when it took copies of data from Dotcoms computer offshore.
New Zealand police officers raided the home of the Megaupload executive in January, when the U.S. Justice Department shut down the file-sharing site on charges that it facilitated online piracy, The Washington Post reported. The case made a splash not only because police also seized valuables and other property from Dotcom, but also because the story happened at the same time that Congress was debating two controversial anti-piracy bills.
Before the site was shut down, it claimed to have 1 billion users with 50 million daily users and, at one time, was believed to be the Internets 13th most-popular Web site.
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