Kim Dotcom: The Man Behind Megaupload 

They always take down the good bro

They were directed by FBI who convinced nz police he was a dangerous criminal

He might be earn money as much as Pablo, and the legal terms of what he was doing are questionable for us. But who knows, i'm not judging but who knows

mAxWell_LB7 I’m the 1000 like and ima change your life

He is a german, ofc they need an army to stop him.

Th3dkbay yeah...

Th3dkbay a

*Thats how germans are* _but this guy has this tipical german thought that women can't drive hahah_

+Niklas Bollwinkel -Be nice -Be German pick one

I think the hospitality is from his finnish side :--)

But if it was a official suited man or older person it probably would not bring out the whole gamer and joker side of Kim as much. They seemed to get on too, I doubt he would have bombed that hill on the cart if it was a serious interview.

@@MCJimboy10 I mean them bombing that hill didn't add a lot to the interview. They wouldn't need to send a suited up interviewer, but this interviewer was not the best choice either imo. There could've been a middle ground.

Kim is genuinely having fun with the guy shut up

Jarmahent exactly, people wanting some boring ass old man to go and ask lame ass questions

what's your problem ? the interview was fun

trust me he wasn't. he was on kim's side the whole time. tim pool is his name and he's an independent journalist now.

Tim is also a founding member of Vice. He has blown up now and is probably one of the best, most honest, reporters of our time.

@Matthew G I wnated to see hie p meuh wait bo k no

@@ENCXBG1 Ehm. I think you're wrong about that. Tim seems like a great guy, but being a founding member of VICE which was started in 1994? I have no idea how old he is, I HIGHLY doubt it though. Are you perhaps thinking of VICE news, or other parts of VICE?

@@thomassencindiver He founded Vice News. The other guy didn't know what he was talking about.

Tiger H. Lore A perfect metaphor

Simile

WaffleshTheBrave Damnit you're right.... LOL... I don't even remember typing this.. must've been a blurry night..

Best metaphor i have heardl!!

its not that they uploaded pirated content,they just refused to delete the content and made it impossible to find for publisher,you could find entire anime series uploaded on megaupload for months.

u r lost soul

@@kostyapolykova9879 Shup

@@kostyapolykova9879 shut up

wanna slap that bitch so bad

@@TheSerwow 🤣

@@TheSerwow slap 2 more times for me men.

$5 billion fine

@@pauldriessens715 You mean the government took a $5b cut.

@@mswen1983 Did users who's private info was sold got a piece of that 5 billion?

@@donjuantrumpetajohnson That's not how a protection racket works.

@@mswen1983 👍👍

Yhh considering how rich he is, really level headed guy! No fancy suit, no arrogance, no degrading others. No expensive bling, flashy props

He really has good style. I was outraged back then when he got arrested. I think it was the first case that proved for me that we live in a fucked up world. I hope he will be succesful in international politics

@@originalunoriginal4055 This man litterly played coinflipp with 100k

Yeah man he spends thousends of € to a streamer called : "Knossi". Its a slotplayer

@@firegames1001 And he doesnt even care😂😂, this ma made 250K a day😂😂

Hahaha

500er

Boss

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dieter dreck hahah

+Yael Malespin He lives in New Zealand.

and im sure he cant even fucking run

That is how the left deals!

New Zealand government are basically liberals

that's because he plays GTA

traida111 fuck us govt

then you wouldn't be able to see everyone

traida111 mr too.

Furyan da gebe ich dir recht und die Merkel ist an der Führung und am korruptesten

Rechnung A dort würde ich lieber sein als in diesem land das sich als staat aufspielt wo es gar keins ist ich bin kein Reichsbürger oder des gleichen mir stinkt es da die deutschen menschen so verarscht werden und die Merkel auch noch unterstützt das es den deutschen Bürgern sehr schlecht geht die in dieses land kommen bekommen eine Abfindung und werden gut beschenkt von deutschen Steuergeldern

US is extremely corrupt and led by Israel.

@Fatherland Child find the truth here: www.trunews.com and www.banned.video

find the truth here: www.trunews.com and www.banned.video

4:42

LMAO I was thinking this also… I was like “ nice look, except the crocs.”

thatsonyou nailed it

"ruin his life" - he's in a fucking ridiculously large mansion, sorrounded by appaling abundance. this predilection for wealth that many commenters display is disgusting.

Most of it was confiscated at first. He's only been able to hold on to some of it by fighting in court relentlessly. He still may yet lose it all if the new Zealand court decides to extradite him to the USA. The whole process is also hugely defacing to his character. If the western governments win, he'll be left with none of it and having to take care of a wife and 5 kids. Don't take it all in at surface value, do a little research.

Exactly, this guy seems like an uninterested douche.

I wish they never stopped megaupload

ansiaaa true

ansiaaa The man is always watching.

ansiaaa I completely agree. This interviewer is the most idiotic I've ever seen. I can't believe that VICE sent this tard to film this with Kim.Com. All the idiot cared about was xbox, gaming and kim's possessions. Horrible interview

too*

Are you kidding? Who else could connect with Kim than Tim Pool?

@@ENCXBG1 your mom

Tim Pool was young back then. This video is 6 years old. Of course he would be distracted by shiny toys. Good old days of Vice. Listen to him now and you’ll see, he matured big time.

Tim fucking Pool v0.1

Guys, he could probably buy your families and then buy a mega jet and buy a volcano which he drives the airplane stuffed with your families on it. And then he buys explosives to sink the island. And there he just lost some pocket money

***** Someone sounds jealous.

***** Quite the opposite hahaha, fuck off back to 9gag young one

Right with yeah Like to have a fun video game friend like him

Well, he's attacked journalists, refused to pay his workers and even forced one to work for him for a few days non stop with out sleep, he's done prison time for stealing people's credit card information and selling it on, and he's been charged with embezzlement. Just to name a few things.

C4geD he is

Not gonna lie that sounds really wrong

C4geD i never knew his wife is lebenese

Inherent Emperor why does it matter where she is from.

Chris614 well it's obvious they are guilty

that was in New Zeland, did you even watch the video?

USmadeInChina Did you watch the video? The US is trying to extradite him back to the US to charge him

Mathias What do you mean?

Chris614 he wants prove that they guilty

elgamer 41 da diese Crocs eigentlich sehr Bequem zu Tragen sind man muß aber öfter die Füsse waschen wegen Fußschweiß ich Pfeife auf die neue Rechtschreibung.

Yea I laughed like hell when I saw that

and now he is broke

all of us super millionaires wear what is comfortable, we don’t care what your opinion is.

@@pete7354 he's not even close to broke money is frozen he has money but is being investigated boi get the facts straight

what an odd comment

@@jasonablah7702 dumb?

Spot on description.

Dont touch my segway

I was that guy btw

Yeah, Kim is 2 meters tall

Tim is a short Asian guy.

Especially on drive. You can watch literally any mainstream movie you want

Subhan Khalid not every one that has money wants to look like a trapper

I-IA/\/\ N

Noynoy Abnoy ?

I-IA/\/\ N have you seen his house, he is a billionaire

Are you trying to say he is a modest rich man??...Rich people have different interests...some buy gucci belts, other's buy giraffes.

He’s a purple alien for sure

The criticism being placed on this reporter surprises me. Look for a moment at the demeanor of Kim Dotcom. Kim Dotcom was a young tech entrepreneur. He has a grander-than-life personality and revels in his personal accomplishments. He is very much a social, down to earth, pop-culture type of guy - writing his own music, playing in Call of Duty competitions, etc. Tim Pool was the *perfect* person to send in this example. His demeanor and personality matched that of Kim Dotcom's extremely well, which is something that sets an interview like this apart from interviews with other large news organizations. It wasn't just a talking head interviewing Kim - it was a man whose demeanor and personality, or at least the demeanor and personality he displayed in this video, was almost made to match with Kim Dotcom, making the interview less like and interview and more like natural/casual interaction - like two buddies talking. Some people may call that unprofessional, I call that a good way to loosen up the interviewee and get a perspective you otherwise wouldn't.

@@fiftysquiggly Yeah, completely disagree.

@@fiftysquiggly Doesn't take away from the fact that when it was time to ask some serious questions he was fucking around. Absolute dogshit interviewer, the only thing that saved this interview was Kim's personality

Shaun He botched it badly. Yes that kind of casual interaction is good, but when you take it too far and you push too hard for it, it gets awkward very quickly.

this guy seems cool but the house is all black and white from what i saw ! if i had that much money id add abit of creation :)

I don't think he has to wear nice shoes to impress anyone with that house :/

crocs are hideous but insanely practical and quite comfy as well

Greenboff that's the best part about having money u can do what u want with it 😂

Hahaha true, i bet he has a different paid for every day of the week $$$$

I could not agree more

I disagree. He is just a rich guy with a half-assed attachment to some vague libertarian ideas All bark, no bite. Nice house though.

I agree with you hiota45 He probably spends more time playing call of duty now instead of really being active in his cause.

Stuart Gordon dude hes under house arrest give him a break

I don't always play Call Of Duty, but when I do, I am the number one.

Try not to be stupid

That's not tactical enough

@@CALISUPERSPORT LMAO!

I was looking for a comment about that🤣🤣

Vice has gone downhill

@@cleopatrastarseed8558 Yeah, possibly if we weren't watching a video from 2014 lol.

I believe a lot of reporters will do that kind of stuff, it just won't be on video. Michael Jackson showed us that when he recorded Martin Bashir for the report that he was doing. Martin was warming up to Michael, being as nice as possible, very amicable behind the scenes. Martin Bashir didn't show that, because he had a different narrative for the report he was going to air, but Michael showed how he really was. Reporters/Journalists warm up to the people their reporting on, especially if it's a multiple day thing. That's how you get them to open up and talk about stuff that they may not have discussed with someone who just 'hey, i have a few questions for you, hope you answer them' got to gain trust. that means building a relationship, even if it's a facade.

That's Tim Pool back when he was a kid. Check out his channels Tim Pool and Timcast, he's pretty good. Check out his report on Sweden.

dotcom is like a kid so seems fitting

Back when Tim Pool was Kid-Pool... Timcast is good. Balanced reporting for the most part. Perhaps a little biased here....shilling for the Segway.

Trkoo surprise surprise, vice reporters are shit

That only makes it better :^)

10/10 Would Bang :D

Sadly he just "seems". If you investigate a little further, you will see he is nothing but a fat criminal. A rich criminal, who got a sprawling mansion off the profits of insider trading, selling pirated content (not hosting for free, like The Pirate Bay), and generally being a selfish do-everything-to-get-ahead guy.

The United States of America few years later playing fortnite with ninja

honest to god that was the first thing i noticed.

Nice to see you and i are on the same page

***** Hell fucking yeah

HOW SO?

This and Usenet emule soulseek man that shit was great BUT we still have shit like i2p now with bigly so it never dies. It can't die. You have to shut the whole internet down. And then still people will figure out how to share p2p.

true back when the internet wasn't shit to the point we had little to do (90s-early 2000s) but also wasn't censored because governments didn't take it too seriously

how is 2006 to 2012 era the golden age of internet ? low res youtube, slow internet connections, almost no mobile internet devices, and so on It only goes better with time.

@@losangeles6136 that's obviously his era of being online. I've online since the mid to late 80's so for me the mid to late 80's until the mid 90's was peak time. For guys like me anyhow, That's back in the days when we were still phreaking and hacking was mostly done for the sole purpose of learning and sharing information.

That's tim pool, he's the worst. He regurgitates hollow and super biased talking points on his web show while troglodytes dance around him and declare him based. Unaware that they are simpletons being click farmed for ad revenue.

Lol Tim Pool's alright...

@@alexanderorr2528 Wrojg, tim ool id a modarn days filiosifer. The Stuffs he said are had saying are very deep. he best reporter. U just soun like a karen ir boomer.

@@dxshawn532 why do you type like that multiple comments all in your weird ass language or whatever that is.

Tim pool has a compound of his own now. His strong point with journalism is not interviews, that's all this is lol.

And after piracy feeds those babies. Those babies will grow to be talented individuals that has potential to be recruited by the government, be it the NSA. So piracy helps feed NSA babies.

James Ambrocio

Michael Shulski I have a problem with the self-image of a "modest" man, Kim is trying to push here. Even if his yacht days are over, he still poses and behaves like a gangsta, even though he's just a pale fat man. I think he is genuinely talented, but at one point realized how much easier it would be to exploit the system than trying to change it. That's why I don't believe he wants change for the world, but merely for his business. As for piracy - it will always be there. I owned a C64 in the 80s. Guess how many games I'd bought for it? Zero. Because we all copied from each other back then already. The same goes for music. The infamous mixtape, for example. The thing is nobody earned from these copies. They were often the only way for us to get our games of music (I recorded lots of radio shows and cut them later - on my dual tape deck ^^). What Kim does is becoming the middleman that earns from these copies. It is a business after all - and not a small one. I think the problems we are discussing are rather ethical than jurisdicial ones. From the lawyers standpoint, Kim may be innocent, but from a moral standpoint he surely deserves some of the heat he is getting. The problem again is that he isn't the only one, and I think too that the US government is trying to state an example here. So, despite all reserves against the man and his nepotism, I do think he has to be supported in his case. I think the winner won't be the general public though, the winner will just be Mr. Kim Schmitz or Mr. Dotcom as he is known now.

TheLobstersoup C64. We even sent floppys with mail with stamp covered in plastic, with a note please return stamp so we could clean it and use again.

+Arthas Leks If he is so good then why he give all his money to poor. How piracy is a good thing. Its like u work all day and paid at night. When u r moving ur house u see a beggar and give all money to him. BTW which one gives his pirate content money to donation. Your fucking logic sucks, man!

Yea I agree no and no matter how many sites they take down more will show up, mega.nz is a perfect example

+Dejan Dragicevic Thankfully, MEGA has been a really good replacement to Megaupload.

Emile Heskey topkek

Emile Heskey 😂

> get caught again > change name to Kim Dotru > putin protects me now

he didn´t question the morals of distributing illegal software, he didn´t question how IP creators should protect the work, that dude was just impressed by the cool stuff and money that guy had. Hailing him as a king or freedom and other propaganda.

This might be a message to him that if any real reporter with a name went there they would never work again.So Green is what you get.

You must be new to Vice news then. Hell, in one of their interviews they got the real Walter White and the talked about Meth and how he operated in a 20 minute interview.

I thought the same. He clearly checks his phone in the middle of his conversation with Kim. Like, come on guy.

apan77 Comcast distributes more pirated digital content in a day than Dotcom ever did.

Crocs are life. Truly no happiness is truer than not giving a shit about other people's opinions of yourself

Crocs aren't even comfortable. they're just overpriced pieces of rubber shit that scream "I'AM A FUCKING VIRGIN" And let's be honest this guy wouldn't have hit it until he would have been atleast 35 if he wasn't rich as fuck So have a nice day, Mr.Weeb

plus most of the people i hate wear crocs all the time

Why not?

+Almi Gurt Shit, you sound (and look) like a virgin yourself. Who cares who you hate and what you think.

So humble ? DID YOU SEE HIS FUCKING HOUSE AND HIS FUCKING WIFE ?!

Lloft96 there is nothing wrong with being rich and having an attractive wife. His money came from things he built, his own creativity and hard work, he deserves all the wealth. There is a difference between that rich and the rich we see using politics. Back door deals and all the ways government officials become rich is immoral.

Yeah so what's the problem with that?

@James Franko did you see lol on the comment what do you think means? Think about it!

@James Franko yeah right🙄

Because he's obese..

Not true if you go back and look at the pictures of him in front of the jet and him with his kids and a few more if you notice he’s wearing some red shoes those are the jordan 21 “red suede” and I imagine he has a big foot and I only noticed cuz I myself am a sneaker head have that shoe and I imagine he’s at least a size 12-14 and found it right here on this consignment shop from 650-700$ depending on the size www.flightclub.com/air-jordan-21-varsity-red-metallic-silver-black-010380?size=14

They're just trying to keep up with Skyrim

Bro is it bad that I love you now?

maybe look into it rather than just believing it because vice said it. wouldn't be surprised if it turned out he had played a rather small part in it. seems like a cool guy with good morals though.

He didn't code the program Flash. Idk what "pioneered Flash animation" means here, but he hasn't actually been a part of the dev teams.

He's got some nice computers.... but the question is "Will it run DOOM?" he-he

Also the amount of great stuff that was on megaupload was insane, everything was being shared

we sure are, this guys is fighting our privacy over the internet

"fighting for"? or are you disagreeing with me?

fighting for, my bad

Speak for yourself.

MegaUpload was presented on the Internet as a place to 'file share' and as a place to view movies. The ads always said you could view movies. (I wonder if this guy has donated any money to charity? I have a feeling the answer to that question is - no.) I always thought to myself, whenever I saw their ads for movies, that it was probably a 'pirate' site. I personally checked it out and sure enough, that's what it was - many, many pirated movies. No, I didn't watch them, but I did wonder how he was getting away with it. I have no sympathy for this guy.

Astrogirl1usa Huh. just providing a space where anyone can store data safely is not a bad thing, but if they actually advertised their site as a place where you can illegally watch movies it's a different matter...

ultimateredstone Yeah, I always saw ads for movies on their site. This guy will probably somehow get away with it. He has so much money, he can buy a team of great lawyers. I'm reasonably certain he took steps to protect himself, should the police charge him with piracy. I just wonder who he will use as a scapegoat. Someone will have to take the blame, but probably not him. Pirates are part of why we pay so much for media when we buy it. Also, it gives people who want more control over the Internet an excuse to try to do it.

Astrogirl1usa indeed, very good points... there is a beneficial side to piracy as well, on top of the hurtful one, but even if it were a thing that overall helps the creators (which it isn't) that doesn't make it right.

Jes! Agreed

He needed it to be at eye level

rare files sounds like something god wont condone, nor game cracks:P

Only if this guy know the amount of help he has been EPIC GAMERS. Very cool Kim

@Matthew G I have no idea lol, but 11 others got it

@Matthew G The god your mama worships on her knees.

Dude, he didn't want to piss him off and end it

It's Tim Pool. He's a fucking dumbass.

@@josh-rz3uq I've hated him since I started getting suggestions for his 10 minute videos where he reads other people's news articles. Seeing his work on voice really connects the dots. Dude just wants to be famous/have fun, definitely not on board with bettering society lol.

That interviewer is no "real" journalist.

i'd agree 100%, they leave the bit about chris dodd, lobbyism and the conflicts of interest till the very end and even then it's cut in-between them making a song??...

tru dat

@@genod308 what

LOL NO. He became millionaire by stealing other people’s work. Just use P2P.

Yeah if intelligent means buying a pair of cheap rubber shoes then I know a lot of lesbians that must be the most intelligent rich people in the world.

***** LOL Why are you so mad? What did this dude do to you, you dim witted little underman?

CryptedSky I am angry because no self respecting person with money who is a adult or child would be wearing what the homeless and poor people wear on their feet. I only wear Egypt cotton socks and gator or sting ray or baby seal and shark and only the finest leathers from France and Italy and Germany and Korea and the USA on my feet not something so cheap and uncultured that I would be laughed at by my neighbors or the clubs I go to. Also I am not dim witted you have me mistaken with him who does not have any class when it comes to money. He also bought his way into the country he lives in because they are so desperate for money there that he even had to pay for the firework celebrations and had to spend 10m in the country to be apart of it. That is a very low standard for a country. Only thing he is smart at is making poor people feel like they are in the same battle with him so he can continue to make money off of them because poor people are stupid and money rules over all and you can turn anything into a struggle and get the people on your side as long as you put a drop in their small buckets for their economy.

***** Do i even need to reply? You are truly something special Sir CryptedSky. It appears your focus on life is purely selfish. What have you done for the people and the earth to make it a better place? You support industries that make a profit off child labor and death. You attack others purely bc of what they are wearing. Your life must be so incredibly pointless.

***** this guy is mad his life is going no where. jealousy is not a good trait man.

who cares, its actually normal. buddie wants to have fun and make it more down to earth to interview. grow a set of nuts.

He had a few days with him, and Kim LOVES to play XBox! What a better way to connect with the person you are interviewing!

He sounded professional to me. dotcom is just a regular guy, so loosen up a little.

OP: I was just about to say the same thing. Can I ride your segway? Can we play GTA5 for a little bit? Faaaak ...

Hieronymus Bosch So "Edgy" by not even bringing up the "illegal downloading" issue LOL fuckin dumbed-down plebs