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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom closer to extradition following ruling
Source: Associated Press
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom closer to extradition following ruling
Associated Press in Wellington
guardian.co.uk, Friday 1 March 2013 08.38 GMT
US prosecutors have won a court case that brings them a step closer in their attempts to have the Megaupload founder and three of his colleagues extradited from New Zealand.
The appeals court in Wellington overturned an earlier ruling that would have allowed Kim Dotcom and the others broad access to evidence in the case against them at the time of their extradition hearing, which is scheduled for August. The four are accused of facilitating massive copyright fraud through the internet filesharing site.
The court ruled that extensive disclosure would bog down the process and that a summary of the US case would suffice.
Dotcom, a German national, says he is innocent and cannot be held responsible for others using the site to illegally download songs and films. Along with him, US prosecutors are seeking the extraditions of Finn Batato, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk, each of whom held senior positions at Megaupload before American authorities shut the site down in 2012.
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Associated Press in Wellington
guardian.co.uk, Friday 1 March 2013 08.38 GMT
US prosecutors have won a court case that brings them a step closer in their attempts to have the Megaupload founder and three of his colleagues extradited from New Zealand.
The appeals court in Wellington overturned an earlier ruling that would have allowed Kim Dotcom and the others broad access to evidence in the case against them at the time of their extradition hearing, which is scheduled for August. The four are accused of facilitating massive copyright fraud through the internet filesharing site.
The court ruled that extensive disclosure would bog down the process and that a summary of the US case would suffice.
Dotcom, a German national, says he is innocent and cannot be held responsible for others using the site to illegally download songs and films. Along with him, US prosecutors are seeking the extraditions of Finn Batato, Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk, each of whom held senior positions at Megaupload before American authorities shut the site down in 2012.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/01/megaupload-founder-kit-dotcom-closer-extradition
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