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Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)
Wed Jul 4, 2018, 07:19 PM Jul 2018

Court of Appeal upholds Kim Dotcom extradition decision to the US

Source: New Zealand Herald

5 Jul, 2018 10:43am

By: Sam Hurley
New Zealand Herald court reporter.
sam.hurley@nzherald.co.nz @SamuelPHurley

The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision that Kim Dotcom is eligible to be extradited to the United States of America.

The court released its judgment today that Dotcom, Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk, and Finn Batato are eligible to be extradited to the US to face criminal copyright charges over the now-defunct file-sharing website Megaupload.

It is alleged the website shared pirated films and other media and has been called the "Mega conspiracy" after several companies allegedly facilitated, encouraged and profited from significant mass infringement of copyright.

On February 6, 2012, a US grand jury indicted the group, and the US has sought their extradition ever since.

Read more: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12083480

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Court of Appeal upholds Kim Dotcom extradition decision to the US (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2018 OP
Dotcom creeksneakers2 Jul 2018 #1
Really! Had no idea. So glad to learn. Thank you, creeksneakers. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2018 #2

creeksneakers2

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1. Dotcom
Wed Jul 4, 2018, 10:45 PM
Jul 2018

is a hero on the right because he pushes the lunatic Seth Rich conspiracy theory. Dotcom claims Rich contacted him with the stolen DNC documents that played a role in the 2016 election.

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