Kim Dotcom is being Megauploaded to the US for trial

/ New Zealand has finally signed an extradition order after the Megaupload founder’s 12-year legal battle with the US.

By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.

Dotcom has been fighting US extradition for 12 years. Photo by MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP via Getty Images

Kim Dotcom is being extradited to the United States to face long-standing criminal charges relating to his defunct file-sharing service Megaupload. The order was signed by New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith according to Stuff, saying he received “extensive advice from the Ministry of Justice on this matter” and that “Mr

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