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Megaupload.net Domain Name Sold for $11,099

megauploadWhile Kim Dotcom and his team are preparing their defense in the criminal cause against the US, the domain name Megaupload.net was just auctioned on SEDO.

The auction ended a few days ago and Megaupload.net was sold for $11,099.

The domain in question didn’t belong to Megaupload and wasn’t sold to Megaupload either.

What plans the new owner of the domain has for Megaupload.net is unknown.

The domain currently links to a parked page.

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  • That guy

    I dare you to start a cyber locker!

  • Calloused

    I kinda want them to upload a screenshot of megaupload’s front page as theirs, with nothing else there, just the one screenshot with no other pages. then see how long it takes to get taken down

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Don-Dilly/1624894683 Don Dilly

    Kim should immediately put in a complaint for cybersquatting

    • Anonymous

      Or sue for trademark infringement.

      • Anonymous

        Well since he hasn’t done anything with the domain he can’t be sued for just owning it.

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Don-Dilly/1624894683 Don Dilly

          that hasnt stopped cocacola and others going .TLD in the past or even domains they argue are targeting misspellings.

          And pity the poor 12th grade school kid and part time web dev Mike Rowe after Mr Gates lawyered up to take down the kid’s site at

          MikeRoweSoft.com

          *edit* here is the wiki story on it
          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft

        • Anonymous

          If kim owns the trademark for megaupload he can take the domain via administrative action, which would be hilarious because then the could relaunch and the feds would have to seize it again. Of course this time he could be more careful.

  • http://torrentfreak.com/ Rob8urcakes

    If only I had known about this auction beforehand. I’d have put in a bid for $11,099.01 and then kept it in memorium with MU’s full page until Kim & Co. could afford to buy the damned thing off me for a buck and a burger :)

    All power to Megaupload – we support you 100% guys.
    The USA’s fascism cannot and shall not last for ever.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_IZ5BM5GNLA54OADSWGSXAMA7SY Jay

      Wait… Wait…

      Hold the phone… by the laws of criminal forfeiture, ICE or whomever can NOT sell the property.

      (A) Forfeiture Determinations. As soon as practical after a verdict or finding of guilty, or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is accepted, on any count in an indictment or information regarding which criminal forfeiture is sought, the court must determine what property is subject to forfeiture under the applicable statute.

      How the hell can a contested property be sold when there’s been no trial and this is a heavily contested forfeiture?

      • Bdf346

        Perhaps it is not bound by United States laws. Also, Domain names cannot be owned, only leased from the registrar.

      • Megaman

        It wasn’t owned by Mega, it wasn’t seized, it’s just also a second level domain “megaupload”.

  • Adam

    11$ or 11 099$ ?

    • Named

      $11,099.

      Where did you get $11 from? :P

      I don’t understand why someone would buy it tho, it’s not worth much money considering the recent events. It’s good for publicity but idiotic for trying to recreate Megaupload >_<

      • Anyone

        depending on culture 11,099 can either be eleventhousandandninetynine or elevenpointzeroninenine

        • Named

          11.099 … I never knew USD had 3 digits. >_<

        • Anyone

          euro for example also only has 2 digits (because 100 eurocent are 1 euro)
          but gas stations use 3 digits for their prices, because we all know 1,599 is so much less than 1,600

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  • Jeff Bekcer

    What would be neat is if megaupload also had a .bit domain.

    inb4 .bit domain theft

  • Wally

    Look at the links on the page and trace the IP address of the owner, I have a hunch it belongs to a US domain server operating with the Feds to bring Megaupload down.

    • Named

      1) IP address (Server IP) isn’t relevant since it’s a parked domain name via Sedo (he doesn’t own that server – it’s temporary untill they change the DNS configuration).

      2) The whois data is private, it’s registered with Katzglobal.com which doesn’t even store your address (so there is no way of knowing the owner unless you check the DNA of the finger print on the dollar note sent to Katzglobal’s address for anonymous payment).

      …..

      In conclusion we wont know who the owner is _ever_ unless the FBI carries out an extreme investigation.

      I’m assuming he used his credit card to pay for the domain name rather than sending cash directly to Katzglobal so that’s how they can find who he is.

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  • Guest

    wouldn’t it be hysterical if it was bought by anonymous and used to recruit voluntary zombies for DDOS?

    • Ryan1918

      No it sounds like the most stupidest shit I’ve ever heard of before. #dumbass

    • Guest

      I am the owner of this domain now and im not going to do that. Im going to give it back to megaupload when they come back :)

      • Named

        *if … they come back

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  • Guest

    Megaupload.com is more important than the .net variant.

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    Megaupload.net is back for sale on sedo.com http://sedo.com/search/details.php4?domain=megaupload.net

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