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Kim Dotcom,
the indicted, outrageous Megaupload tycoon, is back with a new
file-sharing service. And the FBI, Hollywood and others are watching
very closely.
A year ago, on January 20, 2012, Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz)
was arrested and police seized about $5 million worth of cars and froze
about $11 million in bank accounts. Amazing over-the-top photos of him
posing on the beach with bikini babes and living it up in yacht hot tubs
spread made him a fast Internet celebrity.
And
even though he's still facing charges of pirating copyrighted material
and money laundering in the U.S., he boldly announced on Sunday (from
his New Zealand mansion) the launch of his new site, Mega, which allows
users to store, share and encrypt files. (The big fear? That pirated
material will be easily hidden, like a Swiss bank account for data.)
The
move certainly has some major implications for the movie and music
industries. But could his story have another future in Hollywood? Let's
face it, Dotcom's flashy tale is a story begging for a big-screen adaptation (or at least a Lifetime movie).
Who would you cast as the larger than life Dotcom? Should the King of Queens Kevin James become the Kim of Queens?