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NZ Supreme Court to hear Megaupload evidence appeal

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won the right to demand the United States hand over all the evidence in its online piracy case against the internet entrepreneur, New Zealand's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.The ruling by New Zealand's highest court is a minor victory for Dotcom, a resident of the country who along with six associates is facing extradition to the United States to face charges that they conspired to infringe copyright, launder money and commit racketeering and fraud.Dotcom can now appeal to the Supreme Court against a lower court's ruling in March that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation does not have to hand over all of its evidence against the German national in its extradition bid.His defense team has argued that withholding evidence puts Dotcom at a disadvantage in fighting the extradition case.Washington has filed a 109-page case to have Dotcom sent to the United States, the contents of which are suppressed.The United States began a criminal copyright case a...

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