These guys have millions of dollars already, and just think about the goodwill generated from standing up on principle. We're not at the point where the government can seize their assets "because f___ you, that's why"
They're just as cowardly as many others facing this situation, except the CEO has a lot less to lose (if you can understand this paradox, cheers)
in dotcom's case, the calculation was that he would be an unsympathetic character:
fat, obnoxious, foreigner, fortune gained from a somewhat illicit business (let's be honest about the service he provided to both licit and illicit customers)
They're just as cowardly as many others facing this situation, except the CEO has a lot less to lose (if you can understand this paradox, cheers)