http://kim.com/whitepaper.pdf
"The United States Congress [...] is now incapable of passing laws without permission from the corporate lobbies and other special interests that control their campaign finances. Al Gore Former Vice President of the United States 1 Viewed up close, copyright bears little resemblance to the kinds of property that conservatives value. Instead, it looks like a constantly expanding government program run for the benefit of a noisy, well-organized interest group. Stewart Baker Former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, under President George W. Bush 2 Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake. - Chris Dodd Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America and Former Senator of the United States 3"
"The criminal prosecution of Megaupload and Kim Dotcom is purportedly the "largest copyright case in history," involving tens of millions of users around the world, and yet it is founded on highly dubious legal principles and apparently propelled by the White House's desire to mollify the motion picture industry in exchange for campaign contributions and political support. The U.S. government's attack on the popular cloud storage service Megaupload and the dramatized arrest of Kim Dotcom, the company's principal founder – together with the seizure of all their worldwide assets – represents one of the clearest examples of prosecutorial overreach in recent history. One day after the U.S. Congress failed to enact the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the executive branch of the U.S. government commandeered Megaupload in a coordinated"
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