The mega.co.nz website went live on the anniversary of armed police raids which saw him arrested and Megaupload shuttered.




The mega.co.nz website, which replaces the outlawed Megaupload, went live at dawn, on the anniversary of armed police raids on the New Zealand-based Internet tycoon's mansion in Auckland which saw him arrested and the site shuttered.


The 38-year-old German national, who changed his name from Kim Schmitz, is now on bail as US authorities seek his extradition on a range of charges including money laundering, racketeering and copyright theft.






im Dotcom on a big screen at the lavish launch of Mega. Photograph: Richard Robinson/AP






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