Yesterday, a global operation targeted Megaupload -- an online file-sharing website -- and brought it to its knees. According to American prosecutors, the web service was accused of criminal copyright infringement and money laundering.
Megaupload's ringleader is Kim Dotcom, formerly known as Kim Schmitz.
For those of you familiar with the Gumball 3000, he was a consistent participant that was known to run his Mercedes-Benz's in the 3,000 mile advenure. I remember him being described as a "hacker from Germany" that piloted his Brabus-tuned S-Class to first place one year.
As you'd expect, Dotcom's main residence based in New Zealand featured plenty of other delicious auto pornography. The only reason we know is because it was all carted away yesterday after authorities raided his estate.
Some of the vehicles included in the video down below include:
- Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG
- Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG
- Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG x 2
- Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG x 2
- Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG x 2
- Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
- MINI Cooper Clubman
- Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe
- A pink Cadillac convertible
THE cast of characters in a controversial case involving alleged online piracy of copyrighted content seems like it could have come straight from an action-film script. There is Kim Dotcom, a German internet entrepreneur who changed his surname from Schmitz to reflect his passion for the web, and at whose mansion in New Zealand the police reportedly seized a load of luxury cars, including, yes, a pink Cadillac. There is a bunch of activist hackers, or “hacktivists”, collectively known as “Anonymous”. There are Hollywood film and music companies. And there are the G-men from America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)...
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