NZ court rules Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can be extradited to U.S. for alleged fraud
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[QUOTE]A New Zealand court ruled on Monday that internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom could be extradited to the United States to face charges relating to his Megaupload website, which was shutdown in 2012 following an FBI-ordered raid on his Auckland mansion.
The Auckland High Court upheld the decision by a lower court in 2015 on 13 counts, including allegations of conspiracy to commit racketeering, copyright infringement, money laundering and wire fraud, although it described that decision as "flawed" in several areas.
Dotcom's lawyer Ron Mansfield said in a statement the decision was "extremely disappointing" and that Dotcom would appeal to New Zealand's Court of Appeal.
U.S. authorities say Dotcom and three co-accused Megaupload executives cost film studios and record companies more than $500 million and generated more than $175 million by encouraging paying users to store and share copyrighted material.
High Court judge Murray Gilbert said that there was no crime for copyright in New Zealand law that would justify extradition but that the Megaupload-founder could be sent to the United States to face allegations of fraud.
Dotcom's co-accused, Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato were also found eligible for extradition.
[B]"I'm no longer getting extradited for copyright. We won on that. I'm now getting extradited for a law that doesn't even apply," Dotcom said in a series of comments on Twitter.[/B]
Lawyers for Dotcom argued during the appeals hearing in September that there was not enough evidence to show he conspired to commit a crime.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-internet-dotcom-idUSKBN15Z07C[/url]
Maybe if this battle keeps going he'll actually end up costing media companies as much as the bullshit figures they pull out of their ass. Don't see how it's worth it at this point to keep going.
This is such total bullshit.
fuck that, let the fat cheery tyke stay here :v:
I guess he won't be running for parliament again this year then?
[QUOTE=archangel125;51847754]This is such total bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Those who have the gold make the rules.
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