Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can be extradited to U.S.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that Internet entrepreneur and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom could be extradited to the United States to face racketeering and criminal copyright charges.

Dotcom's appeal

The six-year legal saga is widely seen as a test for how far the United States can reach globally to apply to the United States' intellectual property rights.

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" An extradition hearing is not a trial. "Dotcom's lawyer Ira Rothken told Reuters via e-mail that his client would appeal the decision in the country's Supreme Court Supreme Court Judgment

"We look forward to seeking review with the New Zealand Supreme Court. We think that ultimately Kim Dotcom will prevail, "Rothken said."

Dotcom's lawyers have argued that there is no reason to believe that this is a crime.

German-born Dotcom, who has recently become a resident of the United States,

He used to be a post-mortem photographer. "GOD" and "GUILTY", shooting an assault rifle and flying around the world in his private jet.

Dozens of black-clad font raided Dotcom's mansion in 2012, breaking him out of a safe room and confiscating millions of dollars in

(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield and Leika Kihara, Editing by Darren Schuettler)