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title: "4 Copyright Quotes By Kim Dotcom"
description: "4 Copyright quotes by Kim Dotcom. Plus more from Kim Dotcom and more Copyright sayings from other authors."
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> [The U.S. obviously has all the evidence they need to prosecute bankers. They just need to search their own spy database and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/the-u-s-obviously-has-all-the-evidence-they-need-to-prosecute-bankers/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/kim-dotcom-15277_bankers_the-u-s-obviously-has-all-the-evidence-t_269694.png)

> [I think copyright has its right to exist, absolutely, and I think that it's up to copyright creators to come up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-think-copyright-has-its-right-to-exist-absolutely-and-i-think-that/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/820/kim-dotcom-15277_absolutely_i-think-copyright-has-its-right-to-exist_690283.jpg)

> [If you create something, you don't want someone else to go and profit from it; you have your right to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/if-you-create-something-you-don-t-want-someone-else-to-go-and-profit/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/kim-dotcom-15277_business_if-you-create-something-you-don-t-want-s_979157.png)

> [I believe in copyright, but I don't believe in copyright extremism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-believe-in-copyright-but-i-don-t-believe-in-copyright-extremism/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/kim-dotcom-15277_believe_i-believe-in-copyright-but-i-don-t-belie_3165796.png)

## Other authors on Copyright

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lawrence-lessig-59097.jpg) Lawrence Lessig 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/copyright/lawrence-lessig/)
- [Kalyan C. Kankanala 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/copyright/kalyan-c-kankanala/)

## More by Kim Dotcom

> [I'm the easiest person to sell as a villain. Because of my flamboyant lifestyle, because of me being German, the way I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-m-the-easiest-person-to-sell-as-a-villain-because-of-my-flamboyant/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [I prefer being able to choose who I want to help or what I want to improve in the world by making a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-prefer-being-able-to-choose-who-i-want-to-help-or-what-i-want-to/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [I was an online service provider. It's not my job to police what people are uploading. It's the job of the content owners, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-was-an-online-service-provider-it-s-not-my-job-to-police-what/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [The U.S. obviously has all the evidence they need to prosecute bankers. They just need to search their own spy database and then there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/the-u-s-obviously-has-all-the-evidence-they-need-to-prosecute-bankers/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [If you look at history, and if you look at all these different things that have threatened the movie industry - from Betamax tape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/if-you-look-at-history-and-if-you-look-at-all-these-different-things/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [I would love nothing more than me and my family getting green cards, going to L.A. for a year, sitting down with the big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-would-love-nothing-more-than-me-and-my-family-getting-green-cards/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [Megaupload is not responsible for the piracy problem. It's the old business model of Hollywood that is responsible for it, and they want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/megaupload-is-not-responsible-for-the-piracy-problem-it-s-the-old/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [I think copyright has its right to exist, absolutely, and I think that it's up to copyright creators to come up with new solutions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-think-copyright-has-its-right-to-exist-absolutely-and-i-think-that/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [You know in the U.S. everyone has a gun in the room. That's not the reason why you go and invade the home with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/you-know-in-the-u-s-everyone-has-a-gun-in-the-room-that-s-not-the/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [The Internet is this whole new world that allows everyone to communicate and exchange information and be a perfect marketplace and just accelerate everybody's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/the-internet-is-this-whole-new-world-that-allows-everyone-to/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [I always thought of myself as more American than Americans when I was living in Germany, because I always had this attitude of can-do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-always-thought-of-myself-as-more-american-than-americans-when-i-was/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [Megaupload was a dual-use technology. You can use it for good things, and you can use it for bad things. If someone sends something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/megaupload-was-a-dual-use-technology-you-can-use-it-for-good-things/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [If you create something, you don't want someone else to go and profit from it; you have your right to make a living and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/if-you-create-something-you-don-t-want-someone-else-to-go-and-profit/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [I love being a businessman much more than being a hacker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/i-love-being-a-businessman-much-more-than-being-a-hacker/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

> [Because of my flamboyant lifestyle, because of me being German, the way I am, I am the easiest person to sell as a villain.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-dotcom/because-of-my-flamboyant-lifestyle-because-of-me-being-german-the-way/)

[Kim Dotcom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-dotcom/)

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