Probably a good reason to fight extradition
The chances of Megaupload founder Kim DotCom getting a fair trial in the US appears remote.
The United States government is making it as difficult as possible for Megaupload to obtain legal advice in the Land of the Fee.
While the top law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart and Sullivan has sought permission to represent Megaupload in the case, the government has refused.
The government's argument is that DotCom should not be allowed to use money he has "stolen" from Big Content to pay for a fancy lawyer to get him off.
As Quinn Emanuel told the court that the government's objections are so broad that they would effectively prevent Megaupload from hiring any lawyer with experience litigating major copyright cases and would make it impossible to hire any lawyer at all.
According to Ars Technica, the New Zealand courts have seen the sense of allowing Kim Dotcom to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars to cover his living expenses while they decide on his extradition case. But the US government is moaning that these funds give Kim Dotcom and Megaupload plenty of money to pay for legal representation.
It is fairly clear that the argument is that Kim Dotcom is guilty and will be forbidden to argue his case in the US.
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Source: news.techeye.net
By: Nick Farrell
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