Prosecutor release # Justice Department Charges Leaders of Megaupload with Widespread Online Copyright Infringement US DOJ / USAO EDVA, January 19, 2012. Establishes the 18-domain seizure, the seven-defendant indictment, and coordinated New Zealand arrests.. **Source type:** Prosecutor release **Published:** January 19, 2012 **Research grade:** P1 **Used in entries:** 20 ## Bibliographic record **Publisher:** US DOJ / USAO EDVA **Published:** January 19, 2012 **Source type:** Prosecutor release **Research grade:** Source grade P1 **Language:** English **Official record:** Official publication **Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-leaders-megaupload-widespread-online-copyright-infringement](https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-leaders-megaupload-widespread-online-copyright-infringement) **What it supports:** Establishes the 18-domain seizure, the seven-defendant indictment, and coordinated New Zealand arrests. **Dataset id:** src\_doj\_megaupload\_2012 How this source is used Cited 20 times across 4 record types. The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards. Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here. ## Cited by ### Takedown records 1 citation Cited on the takedown record itself. - [Megaupload seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) Piracy and IP, January 2012 Primary source ### Organization roles 4 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) Operational lead, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) Lead investigator, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [New Zealand Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) Arresting, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) Prosecuting, Megaupload seizure Primary source ### Legal actions against people 13 citations Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person. - [Kim Dotcom](https://takedownindex.org/people/kim-dotcom) Charged, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Kim Dotcom](https://takedownindex.org/people/kim-dotcom) Arrested, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Mathias Ortmann](https://takedownindex.org/people/mathias-ortmann) Arrested, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Finn Batato](https://takedownindex.org/people/finn-batato) Arrested, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Bram van der Kolk](https://takedownindex.org/people/bram-van-der-kolk) Arrested, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Mathias Ortmann](https://takedownindex.org/people/mathias-ortmann) Charged, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Finn Batato](https://takedownindex.org/people/finn-batato) Charged, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Bram van der Kolk](https://takedownindex.org/people/bram-van-der-kolk) Charged, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Julius Bencko](https://takedownindex.org/people/julius-bencko) Charged, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Sven Echternach](https://takedownindex.org/people/sven-echternach) Indicted, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Andrus Nõmm](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrus-nomm) Charged, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Andrus Nõmm](https://takedownindex.org/people/andrus-nomm) Pleaded guilty, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Sven Echternach](https://takedownindex.org/people/sven-echternach) Publicly wanted, Megaupload seizure Primary source ### Infrastructure 2 citations Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [18 domains](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) Domains seized, Megaupload seizure Primary source - [Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/megaupload-seizure) Server searched, Megaupload seizure Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)