Speaking to New Zealand news broadcaster John Campbell, Dotcom said that the film industry in particular had brought piracy upon itself.

“Piracy comes from, you know, people, let’s say, in Europe who do not have access to movies at the same time that they are released in the US,” he said. "This is a problem that has been born within this licensing model and the old business model that Hollywood has where they release something first in one country but they show trailers to everyone around the world pitching that new movie but then the 14-year-old kid in France or Germany can’t watch it for another six months, you know?”