Last Friday the MPAA and RIAA filed a joint submission with Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel. The two groups gave their recommendations for future IP enforcement policy and among other suggestions offered to help out with future international actions against "rogue sites" such as Megaupload.

"In this case, the Justice Department and other federal agencies are now grappling with a set of wealthy and arrogant defendants who are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to sway public opinion against efforts to hold them accountable," the groups wrote.

An interesting choice of words.

Ignoring whether or not the statements apply to Dotcom or not, being "wealthy and arrogant" is by no means a crime. In fact, many people in Hollywood and the music business can easily be described using the same terms. In addition, "swaying public opinion" is one of the main goals of both the MPAA and RIAA.

In a response to the name-calling, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom says the insults are a sign of weakness. According to him there is absolutely no need to "sway anything."

"They are calling me names because the case against Megaupload is a stillborn cripple," Dotcom told TorrentFreak. "There is no need to sway public opinion because everyone can see how the MPAA and RIAA are corrupting the system by infiltrating their own people into key government positions. They are openly paying politicians and hiring public officials who are favorable to them."

Dotcom is referring to the so-called "revolving door" between the US Government and the copyright industries. As a result, the MPAA and the US authorities prosecuting Megaupload can be considered a close group of friends.

While the entertainment industry and the US Government succeeded in taking Megaupload out, at least temporarily, Dotcom believes that the truth will come out in the end. "The evidence of corruption is surfacing thanks to whistleblowers. This time they went too far and it's going to bite them where it hurts," Dotcom says.

"We are innocent. We can prove it. The legal experts are siding with us. We are winning important court battles. And we have the people of the Internet on our side. The public and the media are becoming more interested in this case, making it increasingly difficult for the US government to get away with lies and dirty tricks."

Megaupload's founder already scored a victory in New Zealand, and he believes that more will follow. "Independent New Zealand judges see right through the politically motivated maliciousness of this case and won't become an accessory after the fact for big content billionaires in the US," he says.