Kim Dotcom: The Man Behind Megaupload

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  • Опубліковано 4 січ 2014
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    In October 2013, VICE News was invited to visit the infamous tech mogul and creator of Megaupload, Kim Dotcom, at his palatial property in New Zealand. Even though Kim is under house arrest-since he's at the center of history's largest copyright case-he's still able to visit a recording studio in Auckland. So check out this brand new documentary we made at Kim's mega-mansion and in the studio where our host, Tim Pool, got to lay down some backup vocals for Kim's upcoming EDM album while talking about online surveillance, file-sharing, and Kim's controversial case.
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  • @maxwell_lb7120
    @maxwell_lb7120 6 років тому +4720

    They came in his house like he was Pablo escobar or something ...

    • @NelsonMandela1999
      @NelsonMandela1999 5 років тому +112

      They always take down the good bro

    • @tajatajat
      @tajatajat 5 років тому +71

      They were directed by FBI who convinced nz police he was a dangerous criminal

    • @johnnyblues16
      @johnnyblues16 5 років тому +13

      He might be earn money as much as Pablo, and the legal terms of what he was doing are questionable for us. But who knows, i'm not judging but who knows

    • @Gregsterr
      @Gregsterr 5 років тому +3

      mAxWell_LB7 I’m the 1000 like and ima change your life

    • @secretissecret1764
      @secretissecret1764 4 роки тому +30

      He is a german, ofc they need an army to stop him.

  • @Dkbay
    @Dkbay 7 років тому +2084

    I'm surprised at how friendly and welcoming this guy is... just wow

    • @anik729
      @anik729 7 років тому +2

      Th3dkbay yeah...

    • @thomaas.1
      @thomaas.1 7 років тому

      Th3dkbay a

    • @Chillerlutschefinger
      @Chillerlutschefinger 6 років тому +8

      *Thats how germans are* _but this guy has this tipical german thought that women can't drive hahah_

    • @MegaMapper
      @MegaMapper 6 років тому +5

      +Niklas Bollwinkel
      -Be nice
      -Be German
      pick one

    • @oraalid0nitsi
      @oraalid0nitsi 6 років тому +5

      I think the hospitality is from his finnish side :--)

  • @semperfidelis9083
    @semperfidelis9083 4 роки тому +469

    It feels like the guy that was sent to interview kim seems more interested in playing around the house than actually doing the interview.

    • @emjaiz
      @emjaiz 4 роки тому +5

      trust me he wasn't. he was on kim's side the whole time. tim pool is his name and he's an independent journalist now.

    • @ENCXBG1
      @ENCXBG1 4 роки тому +8

      Tim is also a founding member of Vice. He has blown up now and is probably one of the best, most honest, reporters of our time.

    • @dxshawn532
      @dxshawn532 3 роки тому

      @Matthew G I wnated to see hie p meuh wait bo k no

    • @thomassencindiver
      @thomassencindiver 3 роки тому +10

      @@ENCXBG1 Ehm. I think you're wrong about that. Tim seems like a great guy, but being a founding member of VICE which was started in 1994? I have no idea how old he is, I HIGHLY doubt it though. Are you perhaps thinking of VICE news, or other parts of VICE?

    • @gordonshumway6128
      @gordonshumway6128 3 роки тому +1

      @@thomassencindiver He founded Vice News. The other guy didn't know what he was talking about.

  • @sdds50
    @sdds50 4 роки тому +2088

    Can’t believe they sent a child to interview him

    • @MCJimboy10
      @MCJimboy10 4 роки тому +127

      But if it was a official suited man or older person it probably would not bring out the whole gamer and joker side of Kim as much. They seemed to get on too, I doubt he would have bombed that hill on the cart if it was a serious interview.

    • @kobod
      @kobod 4 роки тому +18

      @@MCJimboy10 I mean them bombing that hill didn't add a lot to the interview. They wouldn't need to send a suited up interviewer, but this interviewer was not the best choice either imo. There could've been a middle ground.

    • @89elmonster
      @89elmonster 4 роки тому +51

      Kim is genuinely having fun with the guy shut up

    • @thealphas1
      @thealphas1 4 роки тому +17

      Jarmahent exactly, people wanting some boring ass old man to go and ask lame ass questions

    • @Titi-pu2hl
      @Titi-pu2hl 4 роки тому +14

      what's your problem ? the interview was fun

  • @BadAssEngineering
    @BadAssEngineering 5 років тому +1082

    Then in 2016 Mark sells private Facebook information and nothing happens...

    • @pauldriessens715
      @pauldriessens715 4 роки тому +11

      $5 billion fine

    • @mswen1983
      @mswen1983 4 роки тому +104

      @@pauldriessens715 You mean the government took a $5b cut.

    • @donjuantrumpetajohnson
      @donjuantrumpetajohnson 4 роки тому +40

      @@mswen1983 Did users who's private info was sold got a piece of that 5 billion?

    • @mswen1983
      @mswen1983 4 роки тому +19

      @@donjuantrumpetajohnson That's not how a protection racket works.

    • @JamesJames-bf5uy
      @JamesJames-bf5uy 4 роки тому

      @@mswen1983 👍👍

  • @KILO993
    @KILO993 4 роки тому +2135

    Not gonna lie; he seems like a pretty chill dude. And I love his interior design style lol

    • @originalunoriginal4055
      @originalunoriginal4055 4 роки тому +50

      Yhh considering how rich he is, really level headed guy!
      No fancy suit, no arrogance, no degrading others. No expensive bling, flashy props

    • @plangiQQ
      @plangiQQ 4 роки тому +26

      He really has good style. I was outraged back then when he got arrested. I think it was the first case that proved for me that we live in a fucked up world. I hope he will be succesful in international politics

    • @Crank4life1
      @Crank4life1 4 роки тому +8

      @@originalunoriginal4055 This man litterly played coinflipp with 100k

    • @firegames1001
      @firegames1001 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah man he spends thousends of € to a streamer called : "Knossi". Its a slotplayer

    • @Crank4life1
      @Crank4life1 4 роки тому +4

      @@firegames1001 And he doesnt even care😂😂, this ma made 250K a day😂😂

  • @awesomebears
    @awesomebears 4 роки тому +303

    - Created Megaupload
    - pioneered flash animations
    - Video chatting since 1999
    - #1 Call of Duty Player
    This is the hero we all need, but not the one we deserve

  • @dieterdreck4148
    @dieterdreck4148 4 роки тому +1166

    und jetzt dreht er 50er spins mit Knossi haha

  • @blakesasha3517
    @blakesasha3517 5 років тому +858

    Reporter be like “Do you have any games on your phone?”

  • @MrTigerlore
    @MrTigerlore 6 років тому +3161

    Alleging that Kim Dotcom has done something wrong with MegaUpload is like saying that someone should be arrested for building a road if someone drinks and drives on it.

    • @Seamo57
      @Seamo57 5 років тому +74

      Tiger H. Lore A perfect metaphor

    • @garrett3631
      @garrett3631 5 років тому +23

      Simile

    • @Seamo57
      @Seamo57 5 років тому +9

      WaffleshTheBrave Damnit you're right.... LOL... I don't even remember typing this.. must've been a blurry night..

    • @GypsyEncounters
      @GypsyEncounters 5 років тому +3

      Best metaphor i have heardl!!

    • @darknightcorexd7227
      @darknightcorexd7227 5 років тому +7

      its not that they uploaded pirated content,they just refused to delete the content and made it impossible to find for publisher,you could find entire anime series uploaded on megaupload for months.

  • @TheSerwow
    @TheSerwow 4 роки тому +523

    "so the government is doing crimes against humanity "
    "yeah man, can we play gta 5?"

    • @TheSerwow
      @TheSerwow 4 роки тому +39

      wanna slap that bitch so bad

    • @KIL0.G
      @KIL0.G 3 роки тому

      @@TheSerwow 🤣

    • @glitchmanshandle
      @glitchmanshandle 2 роки тому

      @@TheSerwow slap 2 more times for me men.

  • @SladeForelly
    @SladeForelly 4 роки тому +249

    I feel so bad for Kim, he seems like a really cool kid who got rick and kept being friendly to everyone. And "they" just wanna ruin his life because he created the drive concept before the owners of the world allowed

  • @KoopaKart
    @KoopaKart 9 років тому +2620

    I really like this guy, can't find one negative thing to say about him

    • @HassHansson
      @HassHansson 9 років тому +72

      Guys, he could probably buy your families and then buy a mega jet and buy a volcano which he drives the airplane stuffed with your families on it. And then he buys explosives to sink the island. And there he just lost some pocket money

    • @KoopaKart
      @KoopaKart 9 років тому +46

      ***** Someone sounds jealous.

    • @KoopaKart
      @KoopaKart 9 років тому +40

      ***** Quite the opposite hahaha, fuck off back to 9gag young one

    • @DaveBudness
      @DaveBudness 9 років тому +1

      Right with yeah Like to have a fun video game friend like him

    • @chrispercy1499
      @chrispercy1499 9 років тому +23

      Well, he's attacked journalists, refused to pay his workers and even forced one to work for him for a few days non stop with out sleep, he's done prison time for stealing people's credit card information and selling it on, and he's been charged with embezzlement. Just to name a few things.

  • @ansiaaa
    @ansiaaa 9 років тому +835

    I wish they sent someone better to do this interview, I bet it would have been way more interesting with all the things that Kim had to say

    • @steffanymayor1953
      @steffanymayor1953 9 років тому +61

      Exactly, this guy seems like an uninterested douche.

    • @jasonkingman8382
      @jasonkingman8382 9 років тому +19

      I wish they never stopped megaupload

    • @demonshaz
      @demonshaz 9 років тому +3

      ansiaaa true

    • @Wulfcry
      @Wulfcry 9 років тому +3

      ansiaaa The man is always watching.

    • @G4rg4m31_
      @G4rg4m31_ 9 років тому +40

      ansiaaa I completely agree. This interviewer is the most idiotic I've ever seen. I can't believe that VICE sent this tard to film this with Kim.Com.
      All the idiot cared about was xbox, gaming and kim's possessions. Horrible interview

  • @rachidg9522
    @rachidg9522 4 роки тому +297

    Awsome , he’s wearing Crocs in front of his Gwagon 😂

    • @Electr0fleur
      @Electr0fleur 3 роки тому

      4:42

    • @Isabel-ge1ou
      @Isabel-ge1ou 2 роки тому

      LMAO I was thinking this also… I was like “ nice look, except the crocs.”

  • @ihateevilbill
    @ihateevilbill 4 роки тому +194

    The government should be ashamed of themselves. The fact that they went after him because he encrypts data transmission (like every site should) and doesnt keep any logs doesnt make him a criminal. Its disgusting.

    • @fatherlandchild2780
      @fatherlandchild2780 4 роки тому +5

      US is extremely corrupt and led by Israel.

    • @hassan0098
      @hassan0098 4 роки тому +1

      @Fatherland Child find the truth here: www.trunews.com and www.banned.video

    • @hassan0098
      @hassan0098 4 роки тому

      find the truth here: www.trunews.com and www.banned.video

  • @chrizizdaman
    @chrizizdaman 7 років тому +2254

    America, guilty until proven innocent.

    • @Ry-vh3js
      @Ry-vh3js 7 років тому +8

      Chris614 well it's obvious they are guilty

    • @GravyyTrain
      @GravyyTrain 7 років тому +12

      that was in New Zeland, did you even watch the video?

    • @chrizizdaman
      @chrizizdaman 7 років тому +49

      USmadeInChina Did you watch the video? The US is trying to extradite him back to the US to charge him

    • @chrizizdaman
      @chrizizdaman 7 років тому

      Mathias What do you mean?

    • @Ry-vh3js
      @Ry-vh3js 7 років тому +1

      Chris614 he wants prove that they guilty

  • @TastyTyrone
    @TastyTyrone 7 років тому +2494

    Why in the hell did they need that big of a raid. I mean he wasn't a violent criminal or anything.

    • @_Ojeii
      @_Ojeii 7 років тому +74

      +Yael Malespin He lives in New Zealand.

    • @afifsulaiman8597
      @afifsulaiman8597 7 років тому +518

      and im sure he cant even fucking run

    • @jeffms2
      @jeffms2 6 років тому +62

      That is how the left deals!

    • @misstigerbubbles
      @misstigerbubbles 6 років тому +60

      New Zealand government are basically liberals

    • @wjustinn
      @wjustinn 6 років тому +66

      that's because he plays GTA

  • @nickbarrett7163
    @nickbarrett7163 4 роки тому +384

    This host is to immature. He’s more focused on the shiny things instead of Kim

    • @The.Dude.Abides.
      @The.Dude.Abides. 4 роки тому +2

      too*

    • @ENCXBG1
      @ENCXBG1 4 роки тому +4

      Are you kidding? Who else could connect with Kim than Tim Pool?

    • @rustinweiner2568
      @rustinweiner2568 4 роки тому +18

      @@ENCXBG1 your mom

    • @denisimov
      @denisimov 4 роки тому +4

      Tim Pool was young back then. This video is 6 years old. Of course he would be distracted by shiny toys. Good old days of Vice. Listen to him now and you’ll see, he matured big time.

    • @metamodern409
      @metamodern409 4 роки тому +1

      Tim fucking Pool v0.1

  • @lucasbesbati
    @lucasbesbati 3 роки тому +16

    He literally founded MEGA after Megaupload was taken down, this guy is unkillable

  • @thatdopekiddcasper
    @thatdopekiddcasper 7 років тому +408

    See this is like "hey all these terrorists are using these cars to commit terror acts, let's ignore the terrorists and go after the man who invented it and ruin his life"

    • @user-zu1ix3yq2w
      @user-zu1ix3yq2w 7 років тому +10

      thatsonyou nailed it

    • @TheRaveJunkie
      @TheRaveJunkie 7 років тому

      "ruin his life" - he's in a fucking ridiculously large mansion, sorrounded by appaling abundance. this predilection for wealth that many commenters display is disgusting.

    • @TheDetass
      @TheDetass 6 років тому +3

      Most of it was confiscated at first. He's only been able to hold on to some of it by fighting in court relentlessly. He still may yet lose it all if the new Zealand court decides to extradite him to the USA. The whole process is also hugely defacing to his character. If the western governments win, he'll be left with none of it and having to take care of a wife and 5 kids. Don't take it all in at surface value, do a little research.

  • @traida111
    @traida111 7 років тому +1353

    Damn this guy is smart. I hope the people stand behind him

    • @Celevie
      @Celevie 6 років тому +6

      traida111 fuck us govt

    • @crystalball020
      @crystalball020 6 років тому +4

      then you wouldn't be able to see everyone

    • @kaskahea1274
      @kaskahea1274 6 років тому

      traida111 mr too.

    • @brouderpri575
      @brouderpri575 6 років тому

      Furyan
      da gebe ich dir recht und die Merkel ist an der Führung und am korruptesten

    • @brouderpri575
      @brouderpri575 6 років тому

      Rechnung A
      dort würde ich lieber sein als in diesem land das sich als staat aufspielt wo es gar keins ist ich bin kein Reichsbürger oder des gleichen mir stinkt es da die deutschen menschen so verarscht werden und die Merkel auch noch unterstützt das es den deutschen Bürgern sehr schlecht geht die in dieses land kommen bekommen eine Abfindung und werden gut beschenkt von deutschen Steuergeldern

  • @user-xg7fj2bb8t
    @user-xg7fj2bb8t Рік тому +11

    When Kim said 'imagine a leader using this spying system to attack their political opposition', he was preemptively describing Joe Biden and his criminal network........

  • @vendelinnn
    @vendelinnn 4 роки тому +60

    0:44 wtf? could have just opened the gate. lmao

  • @achlya
    @achlya 9 років тому +38

    Website - $175 million
    Estate - $35 million
    Car he uses just to get to his shed - $500,000
    Crocs - Priceless

  • @c4ged305
    @c4ged305 8 років тому +942

    Kim seems like a really nice guy

    • @jayrose3787
      @jayrose3787 6 років тому +4

      C4geD he is

    • @horvathbotons0
      @horvathbotons0 6 років тому

      Not gonna lie that sounds really wrong

    • @Celevie
      @Celevie 6 років тому

      C4geD i never knew his wife is lebenese

    • @adamyahan9263
      @adamyahan9263 6 років тому

      Inherent Emperor why does it matter where she is from.

  • @struckmymind5458
    @struckmymind5458 3 роки тому +17

    1. The guy was number 1 in COD
    2. He created a videocalling app in 1990s
    3. He created megaupload decades before, google drive & dropbox
    All while he was a teen.
    If he hadnt been raided & house arrested, he would have easily built a company having revenue combined of google+amazon+facebook+microsoft.
    Respect man.

  • @DCFXJoe
    @DCFXJoe 4 роки тому +18

    The guy that struggles over the little gate when raiding is too funny

  • @BaDMrFr0zty
    @BaDMrFr0zty 5 років тому +485

    playing around on his segway while this man is talking about fighting for his family and internet freedom FFS...

    • @cleopatrastarseed8558
      @cleopatrastarseed8558 4 роки тому +15

      Vice has gone downhill

    • @lovemetwicetoday
      @lovemetwicetoday 4 роки тому +26

      @@cleopatrastarseed8558 Yeah, possibly if we weren't watching a video from 2014 lol.

  • @davidthetechguy1
    @davidthetechguy1 9 років тому +275

    This man protected my internet... but he's still a console peasant.

    • @natep2236
      @natep2236 9 років тому +7

      David Torres and your just a peasant

    • @davidthetechguy1
      @davidthetechguy1 9 років тому +33

      Nate p go back to COD, console peasant.

    • @natep2236
      @natep2236 9 років тому +2

      I don't even play. You a real life peasant

    • @davidthetechguy1
      @davidthetechguy1 9 років тому +4

      Let me direct you somewhere. It's called r/consolemasterrace. I hope you have reddit.

    • @muccmaster
      @muccmaster 9 років тому +3

      You're not even old enough to purchase COD kid. Go play your shitty Mac ports.

  • @ElliotBrownJingles
    @ElliotBrownJingles 2 роки тому +6

    Great episode! Informal, relaxed interview has a great effect. We get to see the everyday, humourous side of Kim yet it's juxtaposed with the horror of choppers descending on a civilian house like it's a warzone.

  • @solomonnguyen3155
    @solomonnguyen3155 4 роки тому +32

    I’m just mind blown that Kim is just as tall as the interviewer is on a Segway.

  • @FuriousFurricane
    @FuriousFurricane 7 років тому +343

    Mr. Dotcom seems like a cool and laid back guy, good luck to him.

    • @tyler3753
      @tyler3753 6 років тому +3

      The United States of America few years later playing fortnite with ninja

  • @MrTitaniumBG
    @MrTitaniumBG 7 років тому +2060

    a house like that and still wears crocs

    • @dalebainer3846
      @dalebainer3846 7 років тому +27

      this guy seems cool but the house is all black and white from what i saw ! if i had that much money id add abit of creation :)

    • @wolfmayner6274
      @wolfmayner6274 7 років тому +199

      I don't think he has to wear nice shoes to impress anyone with that house :/

    • @arthursaey
      @arthursaey 7 років тому +102

      crocs are hideous but insanely practical and quite comfy as well

    • @TRXSHxSNIPER
      @TRXSHxSNIPER 7 років тому +13

      Greenboff that's the best part about having money u can do what u want with it 😂

    • @MrTitaniumBG
      @MrTitaniumBG 7 років тому +2

      Hahaha true, i bet he has a different paid for every day of the week $$$$

  • @America-zh6rv
    @America-zh6rv Рік тому +2

    I enjoyed every second of this as well as totally on board in 2022 .Thank you Mr Kim Dotcom and Mr Tim Pool

  • @gatrow581
    @gatrow581 Рік тому +5

    Bro wtf 😂😂 I open this up and see Tim Pool wtf

  • @bassemzammeli1553
    @bassemzammeli1553 5 років тому +704

    freaking legend the 2006 to 2012 era was the golden age of internet

    • @losangeles6136
      @losangeles6136 5 років тому

      HOW SO?

    • @totalrata7432
      @totalrata7432 4 роки тому +14

      This and Usenet emule soulseek man that shit was great BUT we still have shit like i2p now with bigly so it never dies. It can't die. You have to shut the whole internet down. And then still people will figure out how to share p2p.

    • @calamorta
      @calamorta 4 роки тому +10

      true
      back when the internet wasn't shit to the point we had little to do (90s-early 2000s) but also wasn't censored because governments didn't take it too seriously

    • @xl000
      @xl000 4 роки тому +5

      how is 2006 to 2012 era the golden age of internet ?
      low res youtube, slow internet connections, almost no mobile internet devices, and so on
      It only goes better with time.

    • @JAHomeRenos
      @JAHomeRenos 4 роки тому +2

      @@losangeles6136 that's obviously his era of being online. I've online since the mid to late 80's so for me the mid to late 80's until the mid 90's was peak time. For guys like me anyhow, That's back in the days when we were still phreaking and hacking was mostly done for the sole purpose of learning and sharing information.

  • @gonk1673
    @gonk1673 6 років тому +1241

    I love this man, he got billions of dollars , cars , an enormous house and a lot of awesome things BUT wear crocs

    • @brouderpri575
      @brouderpri575 6 років тому +2

      elgamer 41
      da diese Crocs eigentlich sehr Bequem zu Tragen sind man muß aber öfter die Füsse waschen wegen Fußschweiß ich Pfeife auf die neue Rechtschreibung.

    • @dpjtpa
      @dpjtpa 5 років тому +3

      Yea I laughed like hell when I saw that

    • @pete7354
      @pete7354 5 років тому +4

      and now he is broke

    • @berncasper3985
      @berncasper3985 5 років тому +10

      all of us super millionaires wear what is comfortable, we don’t care what your opinion is.

    • @dearingly601
      @dearingly601 5 років тому +2

      @@pete7354 he's not even close to broke money is frozen he has money but is being investigated boi get the facts straight

  • @hermes769
    @hermes769 4 роки тому +37

    I honestly can't even count how much pirated content can be accessed though major companies. Google drive, Facebook and MediaFire just to name a few... But ofcourse mega gets it

    • @hussein6173
      @hussein6173 3 роки тому +1

      Especially on drive. You can watch literally any mainstream movie you want

  • @BengVideo
    @BengVideo 4 роки тому +35

    der deutsche akzent ist immer noch vorhanden :D

  • @82ABN
    @82ABN 10 років тому +92

    Honestly, Kim seems like a genuinely nice guy.
    10/10 would hang out with.

    • @82ABN
      @82ABN 9 років тому +1

      That only makes it better :^)

    • @LutenendHirni
      @LutenendHirni 9 років тому +2

      10/10 Would Bang :D

    • @andrepduarte
      @andrepduarte 9 років тому

      Sadly he just "seems". If you investigate a little further, you will see he is nothing but a fat criminal. A rich criminal, who got a sprawling mansion off the profits of insider trading, selling pirated content (not hosting for free, like The Pirate Bay), and generally being a selfish do-everything-to-get-ahead guy.

  • @hometeamhistory806
    @hometeamhistory806 10 років тому +3223

    He just might be the most interesting man in the world

    • @jamiereilly5972
      @jamiereilly5972 10 років тому +16

      I could not agree more

    • @hiota45
      @hiota45 10 років тому +43

      I disagree. He is just a rich guy with a half-assed attachment to some vague libertarian ideas All bark, no bite. Nice house though.

    • @guerillagripcatchclub
      @guerillagripcatchclub 10 років тому +11

      I agree with you hiota45 He probably spends more time playing call of duty now instead of really being active in his cause.

    • @lolpower4076
      @lolpower4076 10 років тому +83

      Stuart Gordon dude hes under house arrest give him a break

    • @kody1654
      @kody1654 10 років тому +39

      I don't always play Call Of Duty, but when I do, I am the number one.

  • @lanzortiz3199
    @lanzortiz3199 4 роки тому +95

    Is this dude really interviewing him? Or is he secretly jealous of this guys life, he seems like he wanna try all he have.

    • @alexanderorr2528
      @alexanderorr2528 4 роки тому +9

      That's tim pool, he's the worst. He regurgitates hollow and super biased talking points on his web show while troglodytes dance around him and declare him based. Unaware that they are simpletons being click farmed for ad revenue.

    • @metamodern409
      @metamodern409 4 роки тому +1

      Lol Tim Pool's alright...

    • @dxshawn532
      @dxshawn532 3 роки тому +1

      @@alexanderorr2528 Wrojg, tim ool id a modarn days filiosifer.
      The
      Stuffs he said are had saying are very deep. he best reporter. U just soun like a karen ir boomer.

    • @SAVOTYB
      @SAVOTYB 3 роки тому +1

      @@dxshawn532 why do you type like that multiple comments all in your weird ass language or whatever that is.

    • @noneofyourbusiness1114
      @noneofyourbusiness1114 3 роки тому

      Tim pool has a compound of his own now. His strong point with journalism is not interviews, that's all this is lol.

  • @marcosteinke
    @marcosteinke 4 роки тому

    This documentation is perfect in every aspect. It's informative, creative, professional, nice jokes

  • @v0b0ner
    @v0b0ner 9 років тому +215

    He's a nice guy who didn't deserve this. He created a nice service that everyone liked. He cares about everyone's privacy, unlike every other website like facebook and such, they were all known to give information to the government and NSA.
    No one owns internet.
    Piracy does not hurt economy.
    If you don't spend those 5$ for a movie and you just pirate it, those 5$ will go to something else anyways, be it babyfood.
    Piracy feeds babies ~AdultSwim.

    • @jamesambrocio
      @jamesambrocio 9 років тому +11

      And after piracy feeds those babies. Those babies will grow to be talented individuals that has potential to be recruited by the government, be it the NSA. So piracy helps feed NSA babies.

    • @oyvindipid
      @oyvindipid 9 років тому

      James Ambrocio

    • @TheLobstersoup
      @TheLobstersoup 9 років тому

      Michael Shulski I have a problem with the self-image of a "modest" man, Kim is trying to push here. Even if his yacht days are over, he still poses and behaves like a gangsta, even though he's just a pale fat man. I think he is genuinely talented, but at one point realized how much easier it would be to exploit the system than trying to change it. That's why I don't believe he wants change for the world, but merely for his business.
      As for piracy - it will always be there. I owned a C64 in the 80s. Guess how many games I'd bought for it? Zero. Because we all copied from each other back then already. The same goes for music. The infamous mixtape, for example. The thing is nobody earned from these copies. They were often the only way for us to get our games of music (I recorded lots of radio shows and cut them later - on my dual tape deck ^^). What Kim does is becoming the middleman that earns from these copies. It is a business after all - and not a small one. I think the problems we are discussing are rather ethical than jurisdicial ones. From the lawyers standpoint, Kim may be innocent, but from a moral standpoint he surely deserves some of the heat he is getting. The problem again is that he isn't the only one, and I think too that the US government is trying to state an example here. So, despite all reserves against the man and his nepotism, I do think he has to be supported in his case. I think the winner won't be the general public though, the winner will just be Mr. Kim Schmitz or Mr. Dotcom as he is known now.

    • @Ufomongo1
      @Ufomongo1 9 років тому

      TheLobstersoup C64. We even sent floppys with mail with stamp covered in plastic, with a note please return stamp so we could clean it and use again.

    • @hazaonly
      @hazaonly 8 років тому

      +Arthas Leks If he is so good then why he give all his money to poor. How piracy is a good thing. Its like u work all day and paid at night. When u r moving ur house u see a beggar and give all money to him. BTW which one gives his pirate content money to donation. Your fucking logic sucks, man!

  • @Karrimor18
    @Karrimor18 9 років тому +566

    I enjoyed this video and I think this guy had a lot of smart and interesting things to say but honestly, this reporter came across as very unproffesional to me.
    He treated this interview as a chill/jam session in some parts. I mean riding around on his segway whilst the guy was speaking, getting him to set up his Xbox room to play GTA V and asking him to make music in his studio? I wouldn't mind that sort of thing if it was a "cribs" style interview but really, I expect a bit more proffesionalism here, y'know?
    Anyway, besides that, it was an enjoyable video

    • @apan77
      @apan77 9 років тому +33

      he didn´t question the morals of distributing illegal software, he didn´t question how IP creators should protect the work, that dude was just impressed by the cool stuff and money that guy had. Hailing him as a king or freedom and other propaganda.

    • @cornerstone6692
      @cornerstone6692 9 років тому +3

      This might be a message to him that if any real reporter with a name went there they would never work again.So Green is what you get.

    • @UhhNon
      @UhhNon 9 років тому +3

      You must be new to Vice news then. Hell, in one of their interviews they got the real Walter White and the talked about Meth and how he operated in a 20 minute interview.

    • @RickyMOSH
      @RickyMOSH 9 років тому +13

      I thought the same. He clearly checks his phone in the middle of his conversation with Kim. Like, come on guy.

    • @Nayr747
      @Nayr747 9 років тому +4

      apan77 Comcast distributes more pirated digital content in a day than Dotcom ever did.

  • @kaamilmirza6963
    @kaamilmirza6963 4 роки тому +1

    Love how music to this episode is also given by Kim (in credits)

  • @SimonsRandomRants
    @SimonsRandomRants 4 роки тому +1

    I enjoy listening to someone who can calmly and clearly articulate their story.

  • @subhankhalid9062
    @subhankhalid9062 7 років тому +1283

    hes worth billions of pounds, yet not one gucci belt, not one pair of jordans, just a simple pair of crocs and a tracksuit. Fucking legend👊

    • @dynaryda8857
      @dynaryda8857 7 років тому +55

      Subhan Khalid not every one that has money wants to look like a trapper

    • @noynoyabnoy1556
      @noynoyabnoy1556 7 років тому

      I-IA/\/\ N

    • @subhankhalid9062
      @subhankhalid9062 7 років тому

      Noynoy Abnoy ?

    • @zacmcmenemy7583
      @zacmcmenemy7583 7 років тому +3

      I-IA/\/\ N have you seen his house, he is a billionaire

    • @cheekybstrd4652
      @cheekybstrd4652 7 років тому +48

      Are you trying to say he is a modest rich man??...Rich people have different interests...some buy gucci belts, other's buy giraffes.

  • @zaneverovati
    @zaneverovati 8 років тому +97

    In the era of sites like RapidShare, Megaupload, Uploaded etc, MegaUpload was the absolute ruler. The download speeds weren't stripped, the number of downloads was far less limited than on other sites that pushed you into Premium membership... It was the only one that I had a Premium for, I had my personal backup (huge) stored on their servers. It was, by far, the one with most potential to shake the foundations of everything known as "legal/copyright stuff" on the Internet as we know it. I cannot begin to imagine how big it would've been if the "authorities" didn't crack down on him and entire Megaupload service. Too bad people once again show their stupidity and go for the one who makes the tool, instead of those who manipulated it. It's like arresting the inventor of the M-16 rifle for every single kill made by that gun. The worst part is that the people behind the crack down really managed to make it look like it was goverment official business, when in fact, Hollywood's behind all that shit.
    What it resulted in is a classic "smoke 'em out" tactics, where people moved away from the more obscure (and secure) solutions such as MegaUpload, to using torrent clients which offer no protection, privacy or obscurity whatsoever.

    • @C00LFlame007
      @C00LFlame007 8 років тому

      Yea I agree no and no matter how many sites they take down more will show up, mega.nz is a perfect example

    • @Daluigi208
      @Daluigi208 8 років тому

      +Dejan Dragicevic Thankfully, MEGA has been a really good replacement to Megaupload.

  • @LunarHCF
    @LunarHCF 2 роки тому +2

    this guy is really chill

  • @kidus_tv
    @kidus_tv 4 роки тому +1

    He's such a chill and caring guy

  • @johneli495
    @johneli495 7 років тому +319

    this guy is over the top extreme, but at same time very grounded, I like him

    • @billant2
      @billant2 6 років тому +2

      He's got some nice computers.... but the question is "Will it run DOOM?" he-he

  • @KenniEdits
    @KenniEdits 7 років тому +317

    He's such a positive dude.

  • @tttiiaa
    @tttiiaa 3 роки тому +37

    Disappointed. This feels like a MTV Cribs episode since the reporter only focuses on Kim's wealth. There is a way to be casual and still interview well so that the audience can get something from it.

  • @sapple4291
    @sapple4291 3 роки тому +3

    He seems so genuine and kind and I have so much respect for him. I mean he plays destiny 2, how much better can a person get

  • @101SAVIOR
    @101SAVIOR 10 років тому +151

    I can appreciate a guy who is worth nearly a quarter billion dollars and runs a massive international company and still has the confidence to just be like "fuck it im going to wear crocs all day today."

    • @RobustFilms1
      @RobustFilms1 10 років тому +13

      honest to god that was the first thing i noticed.

    • @101SAVIOR
      @101SAVIOR 10 років тому +7

      Nice to see you and i are on the same page

    • @101SAVIOR
      @101SAVIOR 10 років тому +12

      ***** Hell fucking yeah

  • @fapl985
    @fapl985 4 роки тому +3681

    This reporter is like that annoying son your parent's friends bring on a visit and you have to put up with him messing with all the stuff in your bedroom.

  • @liamcollier2
    @liamcollier2 Рік тому +3

    First paragraph of Kim's wikipedia says..."He was arrested in 1994 for trafficking in stolen phone calling card numbers. He was convicted on 11 charges of computer fraud, 10 charges of data espionage and various other charges in 1998 that he served a two-year suspended sentence for. In 2003, he was deported to Germany where he pleaded guilty to embezzlement in November 2003 and after five months in jail awaiting trial he received another 20 months suspended sentence." None of this is mentioned in this report. Why?

  • @ashenblunts8865
    @ashenblunts8865 4 роки тому +1

    Super cool guy honestly.. I can appreciate someone who has all he has but still has his feet on the ground and is just a normal guy with normal hobbies

  • @ixider7825
    @ixider7825 10 років тому +39

    The New Zealand people are glad to have you Kim.

    • @iDLaX12
      @iDLaX12 10 років тому +2

      we sure are, this guys is fighting our privacy over the internet

    • @ixider7825
      @ixider7825 10 років тому

      "fighting for"? or are you disagreeing with me?

    • @iDLaX12
      @iDLaX12 10 років тому +4

      fighting for, my bad

    • @chrisharding5447
      @chrisharding5447 Рік тому

      Speak for yourself.

  • @googletranslator9978
    @googletranslator9978 6 років тому +601

    Dude's balling out of control and he's rocking crocs. lol

    • @observer950
      @observer950 5 років тому

      Yeah so what's the problem with that?

    • @observer950
      @observer950 5 років тому +2

      @James Franko did you see lol on the comment what do you think means? Think about it!

    • @observer950
      @observer950 5 років тому +1

      @James Franko yeah right🙄

    • @Chironex_Fleckeri
      @Chironex_Fleckeri 5 років тому +1

      Because he's obese..

    • @ksonen23
      @ksonen23 4 роки тому

      Not true if you go back and look at the pictures of him in front of the jet and him with his kids and a few more if you notice he’s wearing some red shoes those are the jordan 21 “red suede” and I imagine he has a big foot and I only noticed cuz I myself am a sneaker head have that shoe and I imagine he’s at least a size 12-14 and found it right here on this consignment shop from 650-700$ depending on the size
      www.flightclub.com/air-jordan-21-varsity-red-metallic-silver-black-010380?size=14

  • @martinlutherkingjr.5582
    @martinlutherkingjr.5582 2 роки тому +3

    Kim finished GTA V back in 2013 yet Rockstart still needs to keep re-releasing it

    • @Stephen_Eee
      @Stephen_Eee 2 роки тому

      They're just trying to keep up with Skyrim

  • @LordSeemz
    @LordSeemz 4 роки тому +2

    4:45 that power stance with the crocs 😂😂

  • @CBSonPc
    @CBSonPc 10 років тому +64

    He seems like a really nice guy. Anyone who wears crocs means no harm to anyone or anything.

  • @itsfast1422
    @itsfast1422 4 роки тому +1699

    Dude seriously just asked if he can play grand theft auto, while interviewing, and touring Kim's house. "facepalm"

    • @liam2053
      @liam2053 4 роки тому +24

      He’s a purple alien for sure

    • @fiftysquiggly
      @fiftysquiggly 4 роки тому +102

      The criticism being placed on this reporter surprises me. Look for a moment at the demeanor of Kim Dotcom. Kim Dotcom was a young tech entrepreneur. He has a grander-than-life personality and revels in his personal accomplishments. He is very much a social, down to earth, pop-culture type of guy - writing his own music, playing in Call of Duty competitions, etc. Tim Pool was the *perfect* person to send in this example. His demeanor and personality matched that of Kim Dotcom's extremely well, which is something that sets an interview like this apart from interviews with other large news organizations. It wasn't just a talking head interviewing Kim - it was a man whose demeanor and personality, or at least the demeanor and personality he displayed in this video, was almost made to match with Kim Dotcom, making the interview less like and interview and more like natural/casual interaction - like two buddies talking. Some people may call that unprofessional, I call that a good way to loosen up the interviewee and get a perspective you otherwise wouldn't.

    • @itsfast1422
      @itsfast1422 4 роки тому +19

      @@fiftysquiggly Yeah, completely disagree.

    • @someusername1872
      @someusername1872 4 роки тому +43

      @@fiftysquiggly Doesn't take away from the fact that when it was time to ask some serious questions he was fucking around. Absolute dogshit interviewer, the only thing that saved this interview was Kim's personality

    • @Studio23Media
      @Studio23Media 4 роки тому +14

      Shaun He botched it badly. Yes that kind of casual interaction is good, but when you take it too far and you push too hard for it, it gets awkward very quickly.

  • @Catmajami
    @Catmajami 4 роки тому

    This man is so calm.

  • @ici_marmotte
    @ici_marmotte 4 роки тому +38

    I used to love Megaupload more than a decade ago :) Incredible download speed for free users those days. I remember being so impressed about 1,2 MB/s when I had my first own internet connection :D And Kim seems to be a good guy, all the best for him!

    • @orlandofurioso7329
      @orlandofurioso7329 Рік тому +1

      Also the amount of great stuff that was on megaupload was insane, everything was being shared

  • @johnaktionparty7062
    @johnaktionparty7062 7 років тому +39

    This guy is a gamer, enterpreneur and an actual mastermind. he deserves every bit of it.

  • @grberkh
    @grberkh 4 роки тому +403

    Not feeling the interviewers questions. I would’ve liked more “real” questions.

    • @debtrunner7929
      @debtrunner7929 4 роки тому +6

      Dude, he didn't want to piss him off and end it

    • @josh-rz3uq
      @josh-rz3uq 4 роки тому +21

      It's Tim Pool. He's a fucking dumbass.

    • @dac518
      @dac518 4 роки тому +9

      @@josh-rz3uq I've hated him since I started getting suggestions for his 10 minute videos where he reads other people's news articles. Seeing his work on voice really connects the dots. Dude just wants to be famous/have fun, definitely not on board with bettering society lol.

    • @soager-tz1qg
      @soager-tz1qg 4 роки тому +2

      That interviewer is no "real" journalist.

    • @heinrichmuller7974
      @heinrichmuller7974 4 роки тому +2

      i'd agree 100%, they leave the bit about chris dodd, lobbyism and the conflicts of interest till the very end and even then it's cut in-between them making a song??...

  • @wqiojekpldlknbwjklopiwojaslKZ
    @wqiojekpldlknbwjklopiwojaslKZ 8 місяців тому +1

    he comes off as a chill guy

  • @MrRullakebu
    @MrRullakebu Рік тому +2

    9 year old video and this has gotten more and more relevant...

  • @bryson
    @bryson 10 років тому +240

    This is a pretty chill video

  • @daniel22980
    @daniel22980 8 років тому +323

    got hundreds of millions of dollars, a mansion and everything a man can dream of
    wears crocs

    • @sassynick5598
      @sassynick5598 8 років тому +26

      Crocs are life. Truly no happiness is truer than not giving a shit about other people's opinions of yourself

    • @daniel22980
      @daniel22980 8 років тому +2

      Crocs aren't even comfortable. they're just overpriced pieces of rubber shit that scream "I'AM A FUCKING VIRGIN"
      And let's be honest this guy wouldn't have hit it until he would have been atleast 35 if he wasn't rich as fuck
      So have a nice day, Mr.Weeb

    • @daniel22980
      @daniel22980 8 років тому +2

      plus most of the people i hate wear crocs all the time

    • @wurstmeister8768
      @wurstmeister8768 8 років тому +1

      Why not?

    • @maxczapski3608
      @maxczapski3608 8 років тому +5

      +Almi Gurt Shit, you sound (and look) like a virgin yourself. Who cares who you hate and what you think.

  • @shulbywolf
    @shulbywolf 5 місяців тому +1

    I had so much files on Megaupload never get it back anyways so much Nostalgia Kim Dotcom don't deserve this... RIP megaupload best site ever all the time!

  • @inacathrien1123
    @inacathrien1123 3 роки тому +3

    The reporter doesn’t even let him finish his sentence

  • @trkoo
    @trkoo 6 років тому +2524

    Reporter is like a kid... Asking to ride his Segway, play gtaV...

    • @rickydlp
      @rickydlp 5 років тому +91

      I believe a lot of reporters will do that kind of stuff, it just won't be on video. Michael Jackson showed us that when he recorded Martin Bashir for the report that he was doing. Martin was warming up to Michael, being as nice as possible, very amicable behind the scenes. Martin Bashir didn't show that, because he had a different narrative for the report he was going to air, but Michael showed how he really was.
      Reporters/Journalists warm up to the people their reporting on, especially if it's a multiple day thing. That's how you get them to open up and talk about stuff that they may not have discussed with someone who just 'hey, i have a few questions for you, hope you answer them'
      got to gain trust. that means building a relationship, even if it's a facade.

    • @RummyAndKoch
      @RummyAndKoch 5 років тому +48

      That's Tim Pool back when he was a kid. Check out his channels Tim Pool and Timcast, he's pretty good. Check out his report on Sweden.

    • @heffe8056
      @heffe8056 5 років тому +23

      dotcom is like a kid so seems fitting

    • @michaelburnhamdidnothingwr7785
      @michaelburnhamdidnothingwr7785 5 років тому +10

      Back when Tim Pool was Kid-Pool...
      Timcast is good. Balanced reporting for the most part. Perhaps a little biased here....shilling for the Segway.

    • @ethank5681
      @ethank5681 5 років тому +6

      Trkoo surprise surprise, vice reporters are shit

  • @jayzah
    @jayzah 10 років тому +56

    He's so humble, i feel ashamed my government treated him like a common terrorist.

    • @anotheronethankyou
      @anotheronethankyou 10 років тому +2

      So humble ? DID YOU SEE HIS FUCKING HOUSE AND HIS FUCKING WIFE ?!

    • @maxfontaine8784
      @maxfontaine8784 10 років тому +8

      Lloft96
      there is nothing wrong with being rich and having an attractive wife. His money came from things he built, his own creativity and hard work, he deserves all the wealth. There is a difference between that rich and the rich we see using politics. Back door deals and all the ways government officials become rich is immoral.

  • @lucacollas
    @lucacollas 3 роки тому

    I just love how he´s chillin on the segway interviewing.

    • @tool914
      @tool914 3 роки тому

      He needed it to be at eye level

  • @slimyelow
    @slimyelow Рік тому +3

    He is a builder and I know from experience that tapping into this energy will always make you feel fulfilled, even when the bad guys come after you.

  • @hkinkx
    @hkinkx 10 років тому +29

    wow Kim is chill as hell

  • @Dan-tf9kb
    @Dan-tf9kb 6 років тому +223

    At the time of the raid he was the number 1 Call Of Duty player in the world

    • @RandomMocker
      @RandomMocker 6 років тому +9

      Top notch dictation skills there.

    • @joeturk8159
      @joeturk8159 5 років тому +4

      RandomMocker he should add it on his CV

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 5 років тому +7

      I played that game till my eyes bled and I barely madee 9981 for a week.

    • @credenzia
      @credenzia 5 років тому

      Thing is he just wasn’t 😂 he peaked at 80th after you discount hackers

  • @rzenterprise7374
    @rzenterprise7374 Рік тому +1

    What where they saying at the end of the interview always wondered about that couldnt hear them because of the music

  • @georgef1176
    @georgef1176 3 роки тому +2

    This guy is so far from a criminal. This is a man that made the world better and could continue to do so.

  • @dnbjedi
    @dnbjedi 5 років тому +519

    god bless this man he helped me get many rare files and game cracks, mp3 releases.....god bless Kim

    • @PoulJulle-wb9iu
      @PoulJulle-wb9iu 4 роки тому +13

      rare files sounds like something god wont condone, nor game cracks:P

    • @vinnie_wya
      @vinnie_wya 4 роки тому +9

      Only if this guy know the amount of help he has been EPIC GAMERS. Very cool Kim

    • @PoulJulle-wb9iu
      @PoulJulle-wb9iu 3 роки тому

      @Matthew G I have no idea lol, but 11 others got it

    • @dxshawn532
      @dxshawn532 3 роки тому

      @Matthew G The god your mama worships on her knees.

  • @glasscake
    @glasscake 10 років тому +64

    He fucking pioneered online flash animation?!
    I am an online flash animator and I never knew this.
    Even more respect for this man.

    • @GenderPranks
      @GenderPranks 10 років тому +3

      Bro is it bad that I love you now?

    • @TheJam974
      @TheJam974 10 років тому +4

      maybe look into it rather than just believing it because vice said it. wouldn't be surprised if it turned out he had played a rather small part in it. seems like a cool guy with good morals though.

    • @zimbu_
      @zimbu_ 10 років тому +2

      He didn't code the program Flash. Idk what "pioneered Flash animation" means here, but he hasn't actually been a part of the dev teams.

  • @rafinaufal88
    @rafinaufal88 3 роки тому

    We should thank this guys..for all the file we get from megaupload

  • @tehlitepker
    @tehlitepker 2 роки тому +4

    im just gonna say i found out about KimDotCom because of TrainwrecksTV !

  • @richardtimmsdesign
    @richardtimmsdesign 8 років тому +65

    This fucking guy. Seriously deserves everything he has.

  • @emileheskey8744
    @emileheskey8744 7 років тому +459

    > be kim
    > get caught for piracy
    > change name to Kim Dotnet
    > "Hah they'll never find me now..."

    • @vinb4495
      @vinb4495 7 років тому +3

      Emile Heskey topkek

    • @UNUNUN11
      @UNUNUN11 7 років тому

      Emile Heskey 😂

    • @yaz2928
      @yaz2928 6 років тому +1

      > get caught again
      > change name to Kim Dotru
      > putin protects me now

  • @JohnnyDLaw
    @JohnnyDLaw 11 місяців тому

    this guy is chilled af

  • @lukefairbanks8622
    @lukefairbanks8622 3 роки тому +9

    even his opening argument is pretty solid "Why am I, just one man, being persecuted for hosting this type of activity when the internet is rife with this stuff?" power

  • @timetuner
    @timetuner 10 років тому +66

    Least professional reporting I've seen and it kinda works.

  • @antinsanwo
    @antinsanwo 10 років тому +179

    this dude is a legend, he should be getting more support from the public, he is doing us all a huge favour

    • @genod308
      @genod308 10 років тому +10

      tru dat

    • @xx_yungbeener_xx
      @xx_yungbeener_xx Рік тому

      @@genod308 what

    • @moonlightfitz
      @moonlightfitz Рік тому +2

      LOL NO. He became millionaire by stealing other people’s work. Just use P2P.

  • @khasyoutube
    @khasyoutube 4 роки тому

    love his calm speech

  • @introvert_ed
    @introvert_ed 4 роки тому +1

    I like this man
    very calm and talks very specifically.
    Doing Good jobs
    Go ahead

  • @headswillroll89
    @headswillroll89 7 років тому +178

    He seems like one of the coolest rich guys ever.

  • @TennesseeSlim
    @TennesseeSlim 7 років тому +275

    I would definitely chill with this dude

  • @radekjestrabik8507
    @radekjestrabik8507 3 роки тому +4

    "Is that a segway? Can I ride your segway?". G Waggon in behind :D

  • @joeoteah1072
    @joeoteah1072 3 роки тому +6

    This went from a cool interview to an mtv cribs episode
    Edit: back to a cool interview