The dotcom Internet entrepreneur can be extradited to the United States

Dotcom, born in Germany under the name Kim Schmitz, was arrested in Auckland, New Zealand. – flight to his mansion.

Hidden in a security room

Dotcom hid in his safe, where the police finally pulled him out. Millions of dollars of money were seized, computers, art and a number of luxury cars. Three other stakeholders, including his Dutch business partner Bram van der Kolk, were also arrested.

Last year, a court ruled that Dotcom could be extradited to the United States. He appealed against that. He would also appeal this verdict again, Ira Rothken, informed his lawyer . "We have not finished fighting, we think that Kim Dotcom will end up", according to Rothken

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Via Twitter also let Dotcom never give up. In a written statement, he states: "I am very disappointed with the verdict and the court's interpretation of the copyright provisions is incorrect, I am ready to fight for my rights."

My statement about the disappointing judgment of the New Zealand Court of Appeal: http://t.co/7NFqGoSWIl

A judgment that completely negates the legislative history and the 39; intention of the Copyright Act. That's why it's worth the toilet paper. We will now appeal to the Supreme Court.

– Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) 5 July 2018

He continues: "In New Zealand, important cases are won only in the Supreme Court, which in my case will be the case."

fooled record labels

With Megaupload large amounts of files could easily be shared. For this reason, the service was frequently used to share illegally obtained movies and music, the reason for Dotcom's arrest.

Megaupload achieved a turnover of $ 175 million, reports Reuters. Movie studios and record companies have missed more than $ 500 million.