Yep. You read that right. Before he's done anything, he's lost his domain name:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121107/01581820957/mega-domain-pulled-out-under-new-kim-dotcom-venture.shtml
http://www.me.ga/ - goes nowhere now.
Seriously? I smell a rat.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121107/01581820957/mega-domain-pulled-out-under-new-kim-dotcom-venture.shtml
http://www.me.ga/ - goes nowhere now.
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As we've noted, we've been avoiding stories about whatever "new" service Kim Dotcom is launching, because it all sounds like hype and vaporware to us. Until there's something real, it's all just rampant speculation, and it's a little silly how much adoration people have for an idea whose details have not been released at all. However, we will cover factual information related to the effort, and as was widely reported by others, the plan had been to use the domain name Me.ga. This had a few useful "features." First, it plays on the "mega" prefix that is so closely associated with Dotcom's offerings. Perhaps more importantly (at least, it's a key thing that many in the press covered), the .ga domain is not technically subject to control or seizure by the US (though, of course, SOPA/PIPA were intended to deal with just that kind of situation).
However, even without SOPA/PIPA, there is still the power of diplomatic pressure, and it didn't take long for the Communications Minister of Gabon to announce that the domain was being suspended:
"I have instructed my departments... to immediately suspend the site www.me.ga," announced Communication Minister Blaise Louembe, saying he wanted to "protect intellectual property rights" and "fight cyber crime effectively".
"Gabon cannot serve as a platform or screen for committing acts aimed at violating copyrights, nor be used by unscrupulous people," the minister said.
Seriously? I smell a rat.
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