Court adjourns to decide on Kim Dotcom's appeal against extradition to the US

John Leonard
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Tweet by Megaupload founder suggests he thinks he has won his case against extradition

A New Zealand court has heard the closing arguments in Kim Dotcom's appeal against extradition to the US on copyright charges. The US authorities accuse Dotcom and three other Megaupload executi...

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