Former WinUAE developer arrested

a4k-oerx · 20 January 2012, 17:24

Former WinUAE developer Mathias Ortman has been arrested amongst others by the FBI in New Zealand in a case against megaupload.com where he apparently has been CTO and director.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01...tcom_arrested/
http://www.autoblog.nl/image-gallery...s_Kim_Schmitz/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...ploads-closure
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ringement.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...n-6292290.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/24845..._in_court.html

Did not know that US laws are enforced worldwide now...

cosmicfrog · 20 January 2012, 22:33

Its one thing been arrested but been charged is another thing completely and by far more important

Retro-Nerd · 20 January 2012, 22:37

Quote:

Did not know that US laws are enforced worldwide now...

They aren't. The USA used probably a treaty on mutual assistance in criminal matters, and have agreements with other countries like New Zealand.

Ian · 20 January 2012, 22:52

Team America - World Police

Leffmann · 20 January 2012, 22:59

Is it confirmed that it's the very same Mathias Ortmann then? I can imagine there's more than one person with that name.

I wonder if , Dropbox, etc. will follow now in the USA's agenda to control the Internet.

gilgamesh · 20 January 2012, 23:37

Probably not. It's not that common. I guess it's him.

Amiga1992 · 20 January 2012, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leffmann

Is it confirmed that it's the very same Mathias Ortmann then? I can imagine there's more than one person with that name.

Well, the other guy, Kim "Dotcomm", was a known character to the german demoscene. Everybody hated him.

It was hinted at the SOPA thread that this Mathias might be the UAE developer and it might just be true, I just couldn't find any link online that would confirm so.

[edit]
Found a link here:
http://www.handelszeitung.ch/unterne...uehrt-nach-zug

Quote:

Mathias «Scuz» Ortmann erschuf sich in seinen Jugendjahren in der deutschen Hackerszene einigen Respekt. Er war es etwa, der einen Software-Emulator «UAE» des in den 80er-Jahren äusserst beliebten Heimcomputers «Amiga» auf die Windows-Plattform portierte. Seine Affinität zu Computern bestand schon früh. Es war darum nur folgerichtig, dass er am Institut für Informatik an der Technischen Universität München studierte.

This confirms him as the same guy.

StingRay · 20 January 2012, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Well, the other guy, Kim "Dotcomm", was a known character to the german demoscene. Everybody hated him.

Not in the demo scene! In the warez scene which is something completely different. And yes, Kimble was and is hated to this day.

Amiga1992 · 20 January 2012, 23:56

I said it was a character WELL KNOWN TO the demoscene, not that he was part of it

StingRay · 20 January 2012, 23:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

I said it was a character WELL KNOWN TO the demoiscene, not that he was part of it

And it is still wrong! The demo scene didn't care about Kimble.

Amiga1992 · 20 January 2012, 23:59

No it isn't wrong. Many people there knew about the guy and hated him. He probably hung around some BBS or another too, from time to time.
How do you know about him? :P

StingRay · 21 January 2012, 00:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

No it isn't wrong.

Yes of course. Because you were around back in the day in Germany when Kimble was active in the scene. I totally forgot about that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Many people there knew about the guy and hated him. He probably hung around some BBS or another too, from time to time.

He paid groups for warez and had his own BBS. So much for "he probably hung around some BBS or another".

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Originally Posted by Akira

How do you know about him? :P

The real question is, why do you write about things you apparently don't have much clue about?

Amiga1992 · 21 January 2012, 00:05

The real question is, why do you get so uppity about something this retarded?
Read my words again: I said people from the demoscene KNEW ABOUT HIM, in the same way you or even I can know about him. Evidently you know more about him than me, but my original statement remains. I mentioned this because of what my friends have told me about.

The fact that you know about this character and the hatred towards him just confirms what I originally said.

ascp · 21 January 2012, 00:19

What a mockery, the day after millions of people protest against SOPA, FBI takes down megaupload, doing operations in other countries?But, i fear that this will only continue, with going next, and so on...

Ian · 21 January 2012, 00:20

[ Show youtube player ]

Amiga1992 · 21 January 2012, 13:44

http://www.defacto2.net/file/detail/...oreAmiga/title

StingRay · 21 January 2012, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

The real question is, why do you get so uppity about something this retarded?

Because what you wrote is complete and utter nonsense. Even remotely connecting Kimble with the demoscene is plain stupid.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Read my words again: I said people from the demoscene KNEW ABOUT HIM, in the same way you or even I can know about him.

Quite funny to see how you're twisting your words instead of just admitting that you're wrong.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Evidently you know more about him than me, but my original statement remains. I mentioned this because of what my friends have told me about.

And because your friends told you so makes it true? Not bad, not bad. I give you a small hint: I was around in the scene back then when Kimble did all his crap so I *might* know a bit more about him than you ever will.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

The fact that you know about this character and the hatred towards him just confirms what I originally said.

It doesn't. What you wrote remains wrong, no matter what.

Shoonay · 21 January 2012, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leffmann

I wonder if , Dropbox, etc. will follow now in the USA's agenda to control the Internet.

Dunno about those, but heard here and there that , and fileserve for example are pissing their pants and deleting files that don't even have anything to do with piracy.

Here's an explanation why MU got hit: https://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-...uction-120120/

AmigaFriend · 21 January 2012, 15:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoonay

Here's an explanation why MU got hit: https://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-...uction-120120/

Curiously TorrentFreak is down. I hope is just glitch.

Shoonay · 21 January 2012, 15:47

Looks okay to me, perhaps try this link: http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-w...uction-120120/

20 January 2012, 17:24	#1
a4k-oerx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: EU Posts: 163	Former WinUAE developer arrested Former WinUAE developer Mathias Ortman has been arrested amongst others by the FBI in New Zealand in a case against megaupload.com where he apparently has been CTO and director. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01...tcom_arrested/ http://www.autoblog.nl/image-gallery...s_Kim_Schmitz/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...ploads-closure http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...ringement.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...n-6292290.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/24845..._in_court.html Did not know that US laws are enforced worldwide now...

20 January 2012, 23:59	#11
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	No it isn't wrong. Many people there knew about the guy and hated him. He probably hung around some BBS or another too, from time to time. How do you know about him? :P Last edited by prowler; 21 January 2012 at 00:06.

21 January 2012, 00:19	#14
ascp Pastafarian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Uppsala/Sweden Posts: 290	What a mockery, the day after millions of people protest against SOPA, FBI takes down megaupload, doing operations in other countries?But, i fear that this will only continue, with going next, and so on... Last edited by ascp; 21 January 2012 at 00:49. Reason: Sorry for the rant

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20 January 2012, 22:33	#2
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	Its one thing been arrested but been charged is another thing completely and by far more important

20 January 2012, 22:52	#4
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20 January 2012, 22:59	#5
Leffmann Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,269	Is it confirmed that it's the very same Mathias Ortmann then? I can imagine there's more than one person with that name. I wonder if , Dropbox, etc. will follow now in the USA's agenda to control the Internet.

20 January 2012, 23:37	#6
gilgamesh Linux snob Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monkey Island Posts: 997	Probably not. It's not that common. I guess it's him.

20 January 2012, 23:56	#9
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I said it was a character WELL KNOWN TO the demoscene, not that he was part of it

21 January 2012, 00:05	#13
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	The real question is, why do you get so uppity about something this retarded? Read my words again: I said people from the demoscene KNEW ABOUT HIM, in the same way you or even I can know about him. Evidently you know more about him than me, but my original statement remains. I mentioned this because of what my friends have told me about. The fact that you know about this character and the hatred towards him just confirms what I originally said.

21 January 2012, 00:20	#15
Ian Global Moderator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 46 Posts: 2,287	[ Show youtube player ]

21 January 2012, 13:44	#16
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Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Looks okay to me, perhaps try this link: http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-w...uction-120120/

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