Mr Dotcom has successfully denied an attempt by the American government to have him remanded in custody. The New Zealand court has finally ruled that Kim Dotcom hadn’t broken bail conditions and posed no flight risk.

The founder of the well-known and now defunct file-sharing portal MegaUpload (and a rap singer also), Dotcom has been on bail for almost three years, continuing to fight an attempt by American law enforcement authorities to extradite him over copyright violation, money laundering and racketeering charges. New Zealand court has rejected claims from the American government that Kim, a German national with permanent New Zealand resident status, had hidden a huge sack of money before trying to leave the country.

The judge argued that Dotcom can’t prove he has salted away money, and nor should he be required to do so. The court pointed out that Kim has made a substantial investment in money and time in his efforts to stay in New Zealand, and therefore the judge is not satisfied that Dotcom has hidden money for the purposes of escaping the country.

In respond, the MegaUpload founder argued that a freeze on his assets has left him unable to even pay for legal representation. The MPAA seized his shares of Mega, the MegaUpload’s successor, and brought a separate civil case against him.

Although Dotcom was allowed to stay free, he still had his bail conditions increased: for example, he was banned from travelling in his helicopter or in “sea-going vessels”.

Kim Dotcom, residing on a 60-acre estate in Auckland, has also set up a music service Baboom, but recently had to severe ties with it. Then he has entered the world of politics, establishing and funding the Internet party, which entered into an agreement with the Mana party in order to contend New Zealand elections this past September. However, they failed to win a seat.