Kim Dotcom attacks Obama with new song "Mr. President"

**Omega_Prime** · 07-21-12 at 02:16 PM

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Megaupload's Kim Dotcom — the man behind one of the most well-known file sharing sites — has a message for US President Barack Obama: where is your promise to keep the Internet free?

Dotcom, the 38-year-old founder of Megaupload.com, has come forth with his latest attempt to make a splash in the same industry that has employed every tactic in the book to put him behind bars. Even after being targeted by an international witch-hunt spearheaded by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and selected members of the US Congress, Dotcom has dropped a new musical number of his own.

And, of course, Dotcom has made the song available free of charge all over the Internet.

“Mr. President,” a bouncy, 4-minute-long request meant for Washington, was released on Friday, and Dotcom doesn’t hold back in his appeal for Internet freedoms. Dotcom may have been made the poster boy of online piracy thanks to an array of enemies in the RIAA, Hollywood and Capitol Hill, but in his latest number he embraces that allegations that he has facilitated copyright infringement and asks for his fans to demand a chance with the ways the Web is governed.

“The war for the Internet has begun,” Dotcom declares over a simplistic synthesizer lead. “Hollywood is in control of politics / The Government is killing innovation / Don't let them get away with that.”

Dotcom has been a central figure in Washington’s war on online piracy for years now, but a highly publicized raid of his New Zealand mansion on January 20 has propelled him to near-iconic status. The FBI alleges that, by masterminding the operations of Megaupload, Dotcom cost Hollywood upwards of half a billion dollars in lost revenue. Since those allegations were delivered, though, Dotcom has spent six months mostly hulled up in his home, yet still jumping on just about every opportunity to attack America and its justice system.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MokNvbiRqCM

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http://rt.com/usa/news/dotcom-president-internet-keep-699/

I initially thought his video was a presidential campaign - that would have been interesting. I like Obama and I don't think anyone else being put in charge will do anything either unless it is truly someone independent from any of these organisations

lattari · 07-21-12 at 03:06 PM

Long live the fat man!

coasternuts · 07-21-12 at 03:18 PM

Good for him....go boy go!!!!

**Majes_G** · 07-21-12 at 03:22 PM

Nice share, thanks :)

grayscale · 07-21-12 at 03:56 PM

am I the only one who just thinks this song is ridiculous?

**mirrow** · 07-21-12 at 04:50 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by grayscale

am I the only one who just thinks this song is ridiculous?

Nope, just more Anon faggotry from Kim imho.

Notorious_dog · 07-21-12 at 05:12 PM

You know, bottom line is that Dotcom did actually take advantage of internet piracy. I mean, come on, lets not be silly, as if he's totally innocent.
I'm not suggesting he DESERVES punishment or anything, but I definitely am not going to side with him unless he actually does something good and deserving.

Quote: Originally Posted by grayscale

am I the only one who just thinks this song is ridiculous?

eeeeh-noo.

Quote: Originally Posted by mirrow

Nope, just more Anon faggotry from Kim imho.

He know's he's sorta guilty (not that im condemning him or anything) So he's trying to become a public figure... you know... so that the people who have nothing else to do have someone to support and back in some kind of fight vs the "POWER".

On second thought, the songs not tooo bad.. I mean, I don't like it, but it has a nice tune*.. or something.

**L1b3rta** · 07-21-12 at 05:33 PM

In this situation, the question is not who is guilty of what, but who is the most guilty.

As for the song itself, feel free to point out what is wrong with it, with something more than just a oneliner, gentlemen. For a second I could've sworn that the chat turned into YouTube.

Edit:
Come to think of it, maybe it all isn't that bad to hate on the fat guy. I mean, he was entirely responsible for his business. The law that recently stepped down was just a fraud by declaring MU's takedown as "unlawful". And what's with his face on the internet all the time? I get so tired of him trying to gain support. There's no excuse for him throwing out propaganda against the just & noble US government, coypright industry, and the FBI. It's his own fault that the company got destroyed. He should've opened all storage servers entirely up for the RIAA and MPAA to properly protect us.

Adeno · 07-21-12 at 05:57 PM

It's actually a cute little song, sounds like something that would've come out during the late 80s or early 90s :)

Notorious_dog · 07-21-12 at 06:04 PM

No no no no.... At school the teachers always told us not to point the finger, as in, don't blame people for doing stuff. And the reason for that is that life doesn't stop, you can't rewind it, therefore no matter what's happened you can't take it back even if you wanted to, which is why you shouldn't necessarily blame people for everything that they do, if anything you should blame the nature of things and that is exactly what must be addressed; "the nature of things".

In our case the nature of things widely involve the law, and peoples wishes and desires.. and greed.. etc etc.

@ your little speech there *cough* *cough* Liberta, I'm not sure whether that's SARCASM... or, NOT sarcasm? lol......

wait wait:

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There's no excuse for him throwing out propaganda against the just, noble & correct that is US government, coypright industry, and the FBI.

Omg what was I thinking, Obviously sarcasm.. Somebody grab me a snickers bar!

btw.. is that true? that judge who was "supporting" him, stepped down? and was fraudulent?

No wai?

srs1 · 07-21-12 at 06:28 PM

"You know, bottom line is that Dotcom did actually take advantage of internet piracy. I mean, come on, lets not be silly, as if he's totally innocent."

Yap. True. The guy is a showoff too and tries to ride on the revolutionary train because its cool this days. Obviously being a public figuire will help his case too. But his Megabox idea sounds very good and MU itself was a great business for everybody too, not just pirates. (Mods anyone ?) Not to mention the very fair freemium model without 25kbs dl speed like some other hoster.

He sure profited from piracy a lotbut on the other side, so did even complete other businesses like ISPs or hard drive manufacturers for example. Even the content industry profit from it in many ways like free mouth to mouth propaganda if the product was appealing. If it balances the "losses" and how big they are is on an other sheet.

But who is innocent then ? The lobby that creates laws that are against a lot of people ? They say most of the content on MU was illegal, MU had hundreds millions of users. By the MAFIAA logic hundreds millions of people are all criminals...because they download freaking stuff and do POTENTIAL harm to a billion $ industry. I really cant take complains for somebody like that serious or be on their side.

But much funnier is, that they dont even play by their own rules. So even if MAFIAA and USA were 100% in the right, it still doesnt justify illegal means against the guy. Okay, if he was a mass murderer rapist with weapons of mass destruction, the raid would be fine but against a fat, kinda shady businessman with family ?

More ot: the song sucks but eh, its all about the message or something

ShadyGirl420 · 07-21-12 at 07:01 PM

couldn't even get half way through.

**dormin** · 07-21-12 at 07:06 PM

I like this guy. He appeared to play by the rules set out by the people who took him down. But it doesn't really matter what I think, nothing will change on that basis alone.

When banks do it with your money and steal millions of dollars then get bailed out and continue with no one ever being charged that is okay. But heaven forbid someone download a file. Isn't that just a tad bit hypocritical? Since when is data that has no physical state more valuable then a human life? I know its not a correct way of saying it but you get the drift.

Kill someone by drinking and driving lots of examples, or even accidental. Get a fine MAYBE serve time. But heaven forbid you download some movies.

Make cheaper clone inferior airplane parts that kill people, tsk tsk just a fine. The list is very long here, so I will just leave it here.

**pkg81** · 07-21-12 at 07:28 PM

SWEET SONG!

07-21-12 at 05:12 PM	#7
Notorious_dog Elder Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,974	You know, bottom line is that Dotcom did actually take advantage of internet piracy. I mean, come on, lets not be silly, as if he's totally innocent. I'm not suggesting he DESERVES punishment or anything, but I definitely am not going to side with him unless he actually does something good and deserving. Quote: Originally Posted by grayscale am I the only one who just thinks this song is ridiculous? eeeeh-noo. Quote: Originally Posted by mirrow Nope, just more Anon faggotry from Kim imho. He know's he's sorta guilty (not that im condemning him or anything) So he's trying to become a public figure... you know... so that the people who have nothing else to do have someone to support and back in some kind of fight vs the "POWER". On second thought, the songs not tooo bad.. I mean, I don't like it, but it has a nice tune.. or something. Last edited by Notorious_dog; 07-21-12 at 05:18 PM.*

07-21-12 at 05:33 PM	#8
L1b3rta Guru Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 6,002	In this situation, the question is not who is guilty of what, but who is the most guilty. As for the song itself, feel free to point out what is wrong with it, with something more than just a oneliner, gentlemen. For a second I could've sworn that the chat turned into YouTube. Edit: Come to think of it, maybe it all isn't that bad to hate on the fat guy. I mean, he was entirely responsible for his business. The law that recently stepped down was just a fraud by declaring MU's takedown as "unlawful". And what's with his face on the internet all the time? I get so tired of him trying to gain support. There's no excuse for him throwing out propaganda against the just & noble US government, coypright industry, and the FBI. It's his own fault that the company got destroyed. He should've opened all storage servers entirely up for the RIAA and MPAA to properly protect us. Last edited by L1b3rta; 07-21-12 at 06:25 PM.

07-21-12 at 06:04 PM	#10
Notorious_dog Elder Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,974	No no no no.... At school the teachers always told us not to point the finger, as in, don't blame people for doing stuff. And the reason for that is that life doesn't stop, you can't rewind it, therefore no matter what's happened you can't take it back even if you wanted to, which is why you shouldn't necessarily blame people for everything that they do, if anything you should blame the nature of things and that is exactly what must be addressed; "the nature of things". In our case the nature of things widely involve the law, and peoples wishes and desires.. and greed.. etc etc. @ your little speech there cough cough Liberta, I'm not sure whether that's SARCASM... or, NOT sarcasm? lol...... wait wait: Quote: There's no excuse for him throwing out propaganda against the just, noble & correct that is US government, coypright industry, and the FBI. Omg what was I thinking, Obviously sarcasm.. Somebody grab me a snickers bar! btw.. is that true? that judge who was "supporting" him, stepped down? and was fraudulent? No wai? Last edited by Notorious_dog; 07-21-12 at 06:07 PM.

07-21-12 at 03:06 PM	#2
lattari Newcomer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 23	Long live the fat man!

07-21-12 at 03:18 PM	#3
coasternuts Elite Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,369	Good for him....go boy go!!!!

07-21-12 at 03:22 PM	#4
Majes_G Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cyberdyne Posts: 1,516	Nice share, thanks :)

07-21-12 at 03:56 PM	#5
grayscale Newcomer Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 35	am I the only one who just thinks this song is ridiculous?

07-21-12 at 04:50 PM	#6
mirrow Master Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Delft, Holland Posts: 1,134	Quote: Originally Posted by grayscale am I the only one who just thinks this song is ridiculous? Nope, just more Anon faggotry from Kim imho.

07-21-12 at 05:57 PM	#9
Adeno Master Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,159	It's actually a cute little song, sounds like something that would've come out during the late 80s or early 90s :)

07-21-12 at 06:28 PM	#11
srs1 Master Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: here Posts: 1,015	"You know, bottom line is that Dotcom did actually take advantage of internet piracy. I mean, come on, lets not be silly, as if he's totally innocent." Yap. True. The guy is a showoff too and tries to ride on the revolutionary train because its cool this days. Obviously being a public figuire will help his case too. But his Megabox idea sounds very good and MU itself was a great business for everybody too, not just pirates. (Mods anyone ?) Not to mention the very fair freemium model without 25kbs dl speed like some other hoster. He sure profited from piracy a lotbut on the other side, so did even complete other businesses like ISPs or hard drive manufacturers for example. Even the content industry profit from it in many ways like free mouth to mouth propaganda if the product was appealing. If it balances the "losses" and how big they are is on an other sheet. But who is innocent then ? The lobby that creates laws that are against a lot of people ? They say most of the content on MU was illegal, MU had hundreds millions of users. By the MAFIAA logic hundreds millions of people are all criminals...because they download freaking stuff and do POTENTIAL harm to a billion $ industry. I really cant take complains for somebody like that serious or be on their side. But much funnier is, that they dont even play by their own rules. So even if MAFIAA and USA were 100% in the right, it still doesnt justify illegal means against the guy. Okay, if he was a mass murderer rapist with weapons of mass destruction, the raid would be fine but against a fat, kinda shady businessman with family ? More ot: the song sucks but eh, its all about the message or something

07-21-12 at 07:01 PM	#12
ShadyGirl420 Novice Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Albany, IN Posts: 126	couldn't even get half way through.

07-21-12 at 07:06 PM	#13
dormin Illuminati Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 3rd Rock Posts: 2,315	I like this guy. He appeared to play by the rules set out by the people who took him down. But it doesn't really matter what I think, nothing will change on that basis alone. When banks do it with your money and steal millions of dollars then get bailed out and continue with no one ever being charged that is okay. But heaven forbid someone download a file. Isn't that just a tad bit hypocritical? Since when is data that has no physical state more valuable then a human life? I know its not a correct way of saying it but you get the drift. Kill someone by drinking and driving lots of examples, or even accidental. Get a fine MAYBE serve time. But heaven forbid you download some movies. Make cheaper clone inferior airplane parts that kill people, tsk tsk just a fine. The list is very long here, so I will just leave it here.

07-21-12 at 07:28 PM	#14
pkg81 tehPARADOX Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 2,480	SWEET SONG!