05:21Intellectual property attorney Clive Elliott claimed that the 'story was not over' yet for Kim Dotcom - though admitted the German-born entrepreneur was running out of options - after New Zealand confirmed he would be extradited to the US following a 12-year battle.
"I think that his only available option now is a review, a traditional review. In other words, to go to a judge to say that the decision was either predetermined or wasn't currently made," Elliott said, speaking from Auckland on Monday.
New Zealand's Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith signed an extradition order for Dotcom on August 15. Dotcom faces charges in the US over his defunct file-sharing website Megaupload and called his host country an 'obedient US colony' in response.
Elliott contrasted Dotcom's case with that of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who spent 15 years fighting US extradition from a UK prison before striking a plea deal and returning to Australia.
"That was a case of allegations of state secrets being disclosed. So the US and any country would have an interest in protecting its state's secrets," he said of Assange. "The reason it (the Dotcom case) was brought by the US government was that a lot of the film studios said that this was really affecting our business."
"I don't think it's a political issue, it's simply a question of money, you know," he added. "The similarity is that they both fought the extradition for years, and one was successful and one may still be successful. We don't know. You know, the story is not over yet."
He said that the case could amount to 'copyright infringement on an industrial scale' and added that New Zeland took such allegations very seriously.
The US Department of Justice shut down Dotcom's website in 2012 and filed accusations against the company for wire fraud, money laundering, racketeering, and criminal copyright infringement.
Dotcom posted bail and started legal proceedings trying to stop his extradition to the US after local police raided his residence at the US government's request and took him into custody.
US authorities reportedly claim that Dotcom and three other executives from Megaupload cost movie studios and record labels over $500 million (453 million EUR) by 'encouraging' users to pay to store and distribute pirated content, a practice that brought in over $175 million (158.5 million EUR) for the service.
Dotcom has not commented on the most recent move, but has strongly denied the central allegations and any 'piracy', claiming that the file-sharing site shouldn't be held responsible for the actions of others.
'Story not over yet' - IP expert contrasts Dotcom's 'money-led' US extradition from New Zealand with Assange's 'political' fight
Intellectual property attorney Clive Elliott claimed that the 'story was not over' yet for Kim Dotcom - though admitted the German-born entrepreneur was running out of options - after New Zealand confirmed he would be extradited to the US following a 12-year battle.
"I think that his only available option now is a review, a traditional review. In other words, to go to a judge to say that the decision was either predetermined or wasn't currently made," Elliott said, speaking from Auckland on Monday.
New Zealand's Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith signed an extradition order for Dotcom on August 15. Dotcom faces charges in the US over his defunct file-sharing website Megaupload and called his host country an 'obedient US colony' in response.
Elliott contrasted Dotcom's case with that of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who spent 15 years fighting US extradition from a UK prison before striking a plea deal and returning to Australia.
"That was a case of allegations of state secrets being disclosed. So the US and any country would have an interest in protecting its state's secrets," he said of Assange. "The reason it (the Dotcom case) was brought by the US government was that a lot of the film studios said that this was really affecting our business."
"I don't think it's a political issue, it's simply a question of money, you know," he added. "The similarity is that they both fought the extradition for years, and one was successful and one may still be successful. We don't know. You know, the story is not over yet."
He said that the case could amount to 'copyright infringement on an industrial scale' and added that New Zeland took such allegations very seriously.
The US Department of Justice shut down Dotcom's website in 2012 and filed accusations against the company for wire fraud, money laundering, racketeering, and criminal copyright infringement.
Dotcom posted bail and started legal proceedings trying to stop his extradition to the US after local police raided his residence at the US government's request and took him into custody.
US authorities reportedly claim that Dotcom and three other executives from Megaupload cost movie studios and record labels over $500 million (453 million EUR) by 'encouraging' users to pay to store and distribute pirated content, a practice that brought in over $175 million (158.5 million EUR) for the service.
Dotcom has not commented on the most recent move, but has strongly denied the central allegations and any 'piracy', claiming that the file-sharing site shouldn't be held responsible for the actions of others.
Intellectual property attorney Clive Elliott claimed that the 'story was not over' yet for Kim Dotcom - though admitted the German-born entrepreneur was running out of options - after New Zealand confirmed he would be extradited to the US following a 12-year battle.
"I think that his only available option now is a review, a traditional review. In other words, to go to a judge to say that the decision was either predetermined or wasn't currently made," Elliott said, speaking from Auckland on Monday.
New Zealand's Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith signed an extradition order for Dotcom on August 15. Dotcom faces charges in the US over his defunct file-sharing website Megaupload and called his host country an 'obedient US colony' in response.
Elliott contrasted Dotcom's case with that of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who spent 15 years fighting US extradition from a UK prison before striking a plea deal and returning to Australia.
"That was a case of allegations of state secrets being disclosed. So the US and any country would have an interest in protecting its state's secrets," he said of Assange. "The reason it (the Dotcom case) was brought by the US government was that a lot of the film studios said that this was really affecting our business."
"I don't think it's a political issue, it's simply a question of money, you know," he added. "The similarity is that they both fought the extradition for years, and one was successful and one may still be successful. We don't know. You know, the story is not over yet."
He said that the case could amount to 'copyright infringement on an industrial scale' and added that New Zeland took such allegations very seriously.
The US Department of Justice shut down Dotcom's website in 2012 and filed accusations against the company for wire fraud, money laundering, racketeering, and criminal copyright infringement.
Dotcom posted bail and started legal proceedings trying to stop his extradition to the US after local police raided his residence at the US government's request and took him into custody.
US authorities reportedly claim that Dotcom and three other executives from Megaupload cost movie studios and record labels over $500 million (453 million EUR) by 'encouraging' users to pay to store and distribute pirated content, a practice that brought in over $175 million (158.5 million EUR) for the service.
Dotcom has not commented on the most recent move, but has strongly denied the central allegations and any 'piracy', claiming that the file-sharing site shouldn't be held responsible for the actions of others.