Kim Dotcom

Kim DotcomIn the long, hard-fought legal battle between Kim Dotcom and the United States and New Zealand authorities, Dotcom scored another small victory on Friday. The New Zealand High Court, which previously ruled that the warrants used to seize all his data and computers were illegal, ordered the authorities to grant Dotcom and his defense attorneys access to all evidence gathered in the police raid. Until now, the controversial file-sharing entrepreneur had no access to any of the computers, hard drives or documents that authorities confiscated in January 2012 when they raided his home in New Zealand. Dotcom argued that blocking access harmed his chances in the legal proceedings, putting him at a disadvantage in his fight against extradition. Now, New Zealand authorities will be required to grant access to all the evidence seized. Additionally, they must return and destroy any copies of all data irrelevant to the case.

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