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MegaUpload founder teases new music service, Megabox

A new music service from MegaUpload founder Kim DotCom was given the video treatment today.

Kim DotCom posted a video on YouTube today showing off a new music service that he, and what appears to be a large development team, are working on. The two-minute video includes everything from a listing of artist songs to some details on functionality, including the ability for users to upload their music to the service.

Megabox was first revealed last year as a technology that promised to transform the music industry by allowing artists to sell their own music and earn 90 percent of the revenue … Read more

Megabox music service to come 'this year,' says Kim DotCom

Kim DotCom, the founder of Megaupload, has promised that disruptive music service Megabox will launch this year.

On Twitter, DotCom sent out the following messages to over a hundred thousand followers:

DotCom, who was born Kim Schmitz, is embroiled in a legal battle with authorities from the United States concerning his former cyberlocker site, Megaupload. Among other charges, the former Megaupload chief is being accused of facilitating "massive worldwide online piracy," racketeering and money laundering, which has cost "over $500 million in damages and earned over $175 million in profit."

Despite the numerous charges and the … Read more