No, you are not. But Schmitz's outcome is not going to be the same as Sean Parker's.
I am surprised that most people here seem offended by NZ's decision. The guy's clearly a thief, he got a lot of money from people who wanted to watch TV shows, while he didn't make those shows.
If someone stole my stuff, fled to NZ and bragged about it online, I'd be pretty pissed too, and surely I'd like the guy to be extradited.
Where did he flee to? Megaupload was started when he lived in NZ, was shutdown when he lived in NZ, and as far as I am aware he still lives in NZ. So where you do you that he fled somewhere?
>I am surprised that most people here seem offended by NZ's decision.
That is because clearly you do not value due process
>The guy's clearly a thief
That is not clear to me, of course I also reject the very idea of "Intellectual privilege" and do not believe a download is the equivalent of theft.
Which by the way is the factual legal position as well, because when you infringe on copyright, you do not "steal" you infringe.
>If someone stole my stuff,
What did he steal, I have seen no complaints, or charges in regards to theft. Copyright infringement sure. But that is not theft
>fled to NZ
he did not flee to NZ,