Kim Dotcom loses appeal against extradition, case now sent to Andrew Little

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has lost his latest court battle against extradition from New Zealand to the United States.

Dotcom and three others - Matthias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato - have been accused of more than a dozen criminal copyright charges relating to the now-defunct file-sharing website Megaupload​, which it is alleged shared pirated films and other content.

They face extradition to the US, which claims they were involved in a worldwide criminal organisation that led to an estimated loss to copyright holders of more than US$500 million.

After losing their case against extradition in the North Shore District Court, and then on appeal in the High Court, the four men had appealed to the Court of Appeal, which on Thursday rejected their arguments.

It is now up to the Minister of Justice Andrew Little to decide if extradition should take place.

With the decision looming, Dotcom tweeted on Wednesday his support for his legal team.

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