US moves to put Megaupload founder back in jail
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is due to appear in Auckland High Court on Tuesday morning as representatives of the US government appeal a ruling that set him free on bail last week.
Dotcom was granted bail on the conditions that he wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, stay at his rented mansion outside of Auckland and not access the internet.
Megaupload, a now-shuttered file-sharing website, was targeted by the entertainment industry and law enforcement for its alleged trade in content without permission of copyright owners as well as allegedly reproducing material from websites such as YouTube. Dotcom was initially denied bail on 25 January after being deemed a flight risk due to his wealth and also because he holds German and Finnish passports. The ruling was upheld on 3 February after Dotcom appealed.
