Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has been facing extradition to the US for serious charges, including racketeering and money laundering, related to his file-sharing service.
Today, he and his lawyers will be breathing a little easier as a New Zealand judge upheld the defence's request, ordering the FBI to show its hand, revealing the evidence to be used at Dotcom's extradition trial.
The Crown has so far refused access to the information, despite the defendant's arguments that it is needed to prepare for the extradition hearing.
So what do the FBI have to reveal? A fuller list is available at TorrentFreak, but it includes
- information connected with covert operations related to the upload and download of files on the Megaupload site
- evidence collected of alleged copyright infringement
- communications between the copyright holders and Megaupload regarding take-down notices.
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