About cloud storage service Mecca Sharing (Megaupload) Reach a length of 10 This year's legal dispute is one small step closer to settlement, Because of this company 2 The executives pleaded guilty to various charges.

Mecca shared by entrepreneur Kim．Dotcom (Kim Dotcom) found, The platform allows users to upload files and store them in the cloud. then, Files can be made available to other members. The company's heyday was 2000 mid-decade, At that time a great deal of content was available through bitstreams, Those streaming services that provide convenient and affordable online content have yet to emerge.

To build your own content, Mecca Sharing does little to prevent users from uploading and sharing copyrighted material, There are even rewards for doing so. The emergence of content editing has attracted more users, Some of them subscribe and help Mecca Share make money. exceed 90%More than half of Mecca sharing users have never uploaded files, But he did download material.

Big content companies have filed copyright-related lawsuits against Mecca Commons, Because Dotcom and his cohorts didn't think they were responsible for users' uploads, These proceedings are already under way with vigour 10 Many years.

Us regulators and big content companies point out, Mecca Commons pays uploaders of pirated content, Proof that the company intends to profit from copyright abuse. They are seeking to extradite Dotcom and his associates from New Zealand to a U. S. court.

recently, Makkah Shared programmer Matthias．Ultraman (Mathias Ortmann) And Bram．Van der Cock (Bram van der Kolk) Pleaded guilty in the High Court of New Zealand.

As the judgment in that case explains, this 2 People's role as developers means they understand the workings and intentions of Mecca Commons. After years of legal battles, They confessed, And agreed to assist the competent authorities of the United States in exchange for the termination of extradition proceedings.

Altman and van der Cock face a maximum sentence 5 to 10 years.

Judge Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald) Consider this 2 People have shown remorse, A changed man, And meet the personal mitigation conditions, Here's the irony, They set up a group called "Mega" The legitimate cloud storage website.

therefore, Altman was sentenced 2 zero 7 A month's imprisonment, Vandek will go to jail 2 zero 6 month. 2 Everyone admitted to obtaining documents dishonestly, Conspiracy to cause loss by deception, And joining organized crime groups.

Dotcom continues to fight extradition. He claimed on his Twitter account that the sentence validated his theory, That copyright law doesn't apply to him.

Although a New Zealand court has ruled that he can be extradited to the United States, But doing so requires action at the ministerial level, There is little indication that this is high on the to-do list of the politicians involved. Even if the minister signed the extradition agreement, Mr. Dotcom is also likely to appeal. (Be compiled from www. theregister. com)

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