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As of yesterday, Dotcom was considered liable for extradition. What does that mean exactly?

David Fisher considers some unanswered questions after four years on the Kim Dotcom rollercoaster.

A judge has today ruled Kim Dotcom along with three other defendants is eligible for extradition to the US. Dotcom addresses media outside court, saying they have filed an appeal and he is still on bail.

A judge has today ruled Kim Dotcom along with three other defendants is eligible for extradition to the US. The Herald's David Fisher and Newstalk ZB's Larry Williams discuss the decision.

Kim Dotcom has been ruled eligible for extradition back to the US to face copyright charges.

Finally, a decision, but don't expect the internet mogul to be going anywhere fast.

23 December 2015 Kim Dotcom talks with NZ Herald's David Fisher. Video / NZ Herald

Judge Nevin Dawson has begun reading an abridged version of his written decision, which he said was "a long document".

Judge now has the unenviable task of wading through evidence to make the decision on whether the internet entrepreneur and his three co-accused are sent to the US.

Millions of people around the world are adversely affected by the copyright infringement carried out by Kim Dotcom and his colleagues, the Crown says.

Embattled internet mogul Kim Dotcom is quitting his landmark Coatesville mansion.

Steve Braunias tracks the long-running Megaupload extradition hearing as it shifts into US celebrity territory

Kim Dotcom's lawyer has opened his case in defence of the internet entrepreneur at the extradition hearing before Auckland District Court this morning.

Dramatic scenes unfolded at Kim Dotcom's extradition court hearing in downtown Auckland this week when some papers went missing.

The larger-than-life Mega mogul swapped his huge leather lounger for the more austere seating of the witness box this afternoon.

Lawyer says he's happy a judge has delayed a civil lawsuit against embattled tech mogul but he and his former team still face financial strangulation.

Kim Dotcom allegedly made swipe at Australian website as the net tightened around his Megaupload website.

Kim Dotcom allegedly made millions of dollars from copyright infringement and gave cash rewards to those users who were the most prolific offenders.

Kim Dotcom's extradition hearing will go ahead this morning after nearly four years of delays.

Kim Dotcom's extradition hearing will go ahead this week despite his protestations it should be delayed.

Preliminary discussions in the Kim Dotcom extradition hearing have been dominated by finger-pointing from both sides.

Big car, big chair, big black outfit means a grand entrance at court for America's target.

Ron Mansfield said Megaupload was effectively an internet service provider and as such, under the Copyright Act, could not be prosecuted.

Kim Dotcom goes to court today for an extradition hearing almost four years in the making, even as the Government continues to mull over deporting him anyway. The long-awaited extradition case follows FBI charges laid in January 2012 when the internet entrepreneur and three others were arrested on charges of criminal copyright violation.

Nearly four years after black-clad police rappelled into his mansion, flamboyant entrepreneur may finally be about to face the music.

On the eve of his awaited court battle to fight extradition to the US, Dotcom says being separated from his young family is the thing he dreads the most.

When the Megaupload extradition case finally comes to court next week, one defendant 'facing a death sentence' will attempt a fight for his freedom and his family.

When the Megaupload extradition case finally comes to court next week, one defendant will cut a solitary figure among the banks of lawyers.

Taxpayers have invested a "colossal" 29,344 hours of legal work into the Megaupload and Kim Dotcom legal cases - equivalent to $5.8 million in fees.