Megaupload founder Dotcom released on bail

he founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload was released on bail Feb. 22 after a New Zealand judge decided Kim Dotcom lacked means to flee because his funds had been seized

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom leaves court after he was granted bail in the North Shore court in Auckland, on February 22. The 38-year-old German national who has been in custody since January 20 when New Zealand police, cooperating with a major US probe, raided his sprawling "Dotcom Mansion" in Auckland, was granted bail after previously being kept behind bars over fears he would flee the country

The Auckland Remand Center at the Mt Eden Corrections Facility where Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is being housed after Dotcom was denied bail in Auckland, January 25, 2012. A New Zealand judge ordered Dotcom to be held in custody for another month on Wednesday, saying the suspected Internet pirate posed a significant flight risk. 

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom (R) appears with other employees in Auckland's North Shore District Court after their arrest in this still image taken from a January

Several Mercedes vehicles which New Zealand police say they restrained and placed in the control of the Official Assignee, from the Auckland residence of Kim Dotcom is shown in this handout picture made available January 23, 2012. A New Zealand judge reserved his decision on Monday on whether to grant bail to the founder of online file-sharing website Megaupload ahead of an extradition hearing on charges of internet piracy and money laundering. REUTERS/New Zealand Police/Handout (NEW ZEALAND - Tags: CRIME LAW TRANSPORT BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, 

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 24: A general view of Kim Dotcom's property on January 24, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Kim Dotcom, the founder of file the file sharing site, Megaupload was arrested on piracy charges at his multi million dollar mansion on Friday whilst celebrating his 38th Birthday and is due to appear in Auckland District court tomorrow.

A view of the 'Dotcom Mansion' where on January 20, 2012, four men were arrested in connection with the Megaupload.com website, in Coastville, Auckland. Megaupload's website was shut down on January 21 by US authorities who accused it of one of the largest ever cases of copyright theft

This aerial shot shows Kim Dotcom's house in Coatesville, north west of Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Police arrested founder Kim Dotcom and three employees of Megaupload.com, a giant Internet file-sharing site, on U.S. accusations that they facilitated millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content costing copyright holders at least $500 million in lost revenue

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