Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playKim Dotcom and his three co-accused are eligible for extradition to the US, the High Court has ruled in a decision just released. He said that was because "online communication of copyright protected works to the public is not a criminal offence in New Zealand". He said it meant the accused could not be extradited to the US on copyright grounds. Dotcom's lawyer Ron Mansfield claimed victory from the ruling, saying the case was no longer the "largest criminal copyright case". "As we have said all along, there is no such offence under our Copyright Act.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 20, 2017 02:28 UTC