If you read German, also take a look at this: http://www.gulli.com/news/12565-na...

rolux on Jan 23, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: A word on cryptography

If you read German, also take a look at this: http://www.gulli.com/news/12565-nachruf-guenter-freiherr-von... (scroll down for paragraph about Kim Schmitz)

The basic idea would be that Megaupload looked very much like his mid-90s warez BBS scheme, just on a much larger scale.