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investors
. Another 
clever business 
move was 
The 
Mega Song
, a music 
video Kim 
released
on YouTube in 
December 2011. The 
video features famous 
singers, including Kanye 
West and Alicia Keys, 
saying how much they 
love Megaupload.com. By getting well-
known artists to 
endorse
his website, Kim 
wanted to show that Megaupload.com 
was a legitimate business.
So, will Kim go to jail? No matter what 
happens, we’re sure we haven’t heard the 
last of Kim Dotcom. 
I’m in
mega 
trouble!
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KIM BIO
Born 21st January 1974, 
in Kiel, Germany. Kim 
is an internet 
entrepreneur. 
He’s estimated 
to be worth 
€150 million.
Check out 
The Mega Song
:
http://youtu.be/o0Wvn-9BXVc
Or search YouTube: 
mega song 
Listen to an interview with Kim Dotcom: 
http://youtu.be/pF48PjCtW4k 
Or search YouTube: 
interview with Kim Dotcom
GLOSSARY
a lavish lifestyle
n
if you lead a “lavish lifestyle”, you 
spend a lot of money on nice things / 
holidays, etc. 
a file-sharing website
n
a website where you can exchange/
store/upload/download, etc. files, 
videos or games, etc. 
to upload / download 
vb
if you “upload” a file to a website, you 
put it there; if you “download” it, you 
take it from a website and put it onto 
your computer 
piracy
n
making and/or selling illegal copies 
of films/songs, etc.