New Zealand: Release on bail founder MB Iblod

New Zealand Court issued a decision to grant bail to the German Kim Schmitz, better known as Kim Dotkom, founder of the site concerned Iblod megabytes for storing and sharing files on the Internet.Dotkom face, which closed last month because of his violation of property rights, charges in the United States one of the largest cases of violation of intellectual property rights in the country's history.The court overturned the judge in North Shore District, Nevin Dawson, former two provisions that they had spent Dotkom "poses a grave danger to the very flight", simply because he has enough money and good relations that enable him to leave the country easily.Diminishing the riskBut Judge Dawson said that such a risk has been diminished, and that "because all the money billionaire Dotkom were confiscated, and no longer has any assets or bank accounts have not been disclosed."The judge's decision that although the prosecution notice that Doktom a rich man, and he has a fortune allows him to escape.But, according to the text of the decision to release him, you will not be able to Dotkom now use the Internet, will also be included on the list of persons banned from traveling.In remarks to reporters in Auckland, Dotkom said: "I feel relieved because it would be I could go home and see my family, my three children any younger and my wife is pregnant."It is noteworthy that Dotkom, aged 38, was arrested on the twentieth of last month at the request of U.S. authorities, since the location is accused of causing losses of the owners of intellectual property rights is estimated at U.S. $ 500 million.150 million jointDotkom has achieved just last year revenue of $ 42 million came to him from the profits of contributions paid advertising and on-site shared by about 150 million users.The prosecution has said the U.S. on Saturday for the new charges related to Dotkom violating intellectual property rights, in addition to charges of graft and money laundering.The U.S. Department of Justice in the case that the site Iblod megabytes, which he founded Dotkom 2005, the system is designed computers in a manner that enables it to rapid and frequent distribution of materials that are subject to the laws of intellectual property protection.
 GravyLater as the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Dotkom and three others of his colleagues were arrested last month and charged with all charges of graft, money laundering and violation of intellectual property rights.But the site megabytes Iblod stressed his commitment not to upload materials that are obtained through piracy.The court released on bail last month, two of the four suspects, two German and Dutch Fein Bataato Bram van der Kolk.However, Judge David MacNaughton asked for more clarification on the part of Dotkom and the fourth defendant in the case, a German Matthias Ortman, before the court decides to release them on bail.He denies any involvement Dotkom criminal misconduct, and vowed to resist any attempt to extradite him to the United States.
Source: BBC Arabic