European Study Finds Megaupload Closure Helped Blockbusters, Hurt Smaller …
Researchers from the Munich School of Management and the Copenhagen Business School have published a paper examining the effects on box office revenues of the shutdown of Megaupload. The notorious cyberlocker was closed on January 19, 2012 …
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom set to launch political party in New Zealand
Kim Dotcom, the flamboyant founder of the now-defunct file-storage website Megaupload, has announced he will launch a political party in New Zealand to contest next year's elections. The internet mogul, who is currently fighting attempts to extradite …
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Closing Piracy Powerhouse Actually Hurt Movie Revenues
"While for a mid-range of movies the e ffect of the shutdown is even negative, only large blockbusters could benefi t from the absence of Megaupload." They add that their findings suggest "that there were less average performing movies after the …
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Megaupload's Kim Dotcom Teases New Music Service
While the official release is said to be a few months away, Dotcom revealed to Torrent Freak that his new venture would offer an ad-funded music model, alongside a paid version. Dotcom pitches the service to artists, saying their "entire career can be …
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Internet Entrepreneur, Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom, Set to Launch Political …
Controversial Internet entrepreneur, founder of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, has announced plans to launch a new political party in New Zealand. Tweeting that it was in early stages of formation, he said the new party will contest elections next year in New …
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