Lobbying is continuing unabated ahead of the hearing of a bid to have copyright, money laundering and racketeering charges thrown out in the Megaupload case.
Marc Miller, the Motion Picture Association of America's senior vice President for internet content protection, has labelled Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom a career criminal.
He was speaking ahead of a hearing expected in Alexandria, Virginia, on Saturday NZT to deal with a motion brought by Dotcom's defence team to dismiss Megaupload Ltd as a defendant in the case.
Mr Miller says that even if the court accepts the motion to dismiss the charges against the company, the individual defendants, including Dotcom, will still face copyright, money laundering and racketeering charges, the New Zealand Herald reported.
"This is a criminal case involving a criminal enterprise that was conducted on a large scale as detailed in the indictment by the government," he said.
Dotcom has been using social media to rally public support and has released a new music video, Mr President, which alleges Hollywood is working in tandem with the US government to stifle innovation.
Reuters reported that Megaupload was actually among the more law-compliant of the major sites that allegedly facilitated piracy, citing a memo penned for the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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