I can assure the Court that I have no intention and there is no risk of my reactivating the Megaupload.com website or establishing a similar Internet-based business during the period until the resolution of the extradition proceedings

I'm the easiest person to sell as a villain. Because of my flamboyant lifestyle, because of me being German, the way I am.

I have a huge ego - I know that. Do I worry about it? No, I think its cool. I have a lot of fun.

Hillary Clinton hates Julian Assange, she is just an adversary of internet freedom.

The Internet is all about accessing entertainment. Realistically, 50 to 80 percent of all traffic is people downloading stuff for free. If you can turn that huge market share into something that you can monetize, even if it is just with ads, you will end up making more money than with all other revenue streams combined.

I believe in copyright, but I don't believe in copyright extremism.

The Internet is by the people, for the people.