DOJ Blocking Return of Data to Megaupload User?

I have a feeling this is going to be a long drawn-out process that we will see played out over and over before the Megaupload case comes to a close.

"Mr. Goodwin's proposed solution is to have the government bear the financial cost of restoring his data," the U.S. Attorney's office wrote in its filing, "even if that means releasing assets of the defendants which are subject to mandatory forfeiture. Twenty-three years ago, the Supreme Court made clear that a criminal defendant does not have a right to use someone else's money to finance his defense."

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