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When a owner of a file-hosting platform face the possibility of being extradited from their resident country to the US because they (allegedly) ignored DMCA takedown requests, it does seem like it could be of interest to many of us here.

Signed, not a German.

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DMCA which is not even a law in New Zealand, or indeed in most countries. If the US can extradite someone for ignoring DMCA takedowns, why couldn't Russia extradite someone for ignoring Russian censorship takedowns?

> why couldn't Russia extradite someone for ignoring Russian censorship takedowns

They can, in countries that have entered into extradition treaties with Russia. That's how treaties work.

In this case, the courts seem to think Dotcom was breaking both US and New Zealand law, and in the treaty New Zealand has with the US, they've agreed that someone could be extradited in those cases.

If Dotcom wasn't found to be breaking New Zealand law but only US law, it seems he wouldn't have been extradited.

They probably could if the host country agreed to it. It's just a matter of diplomacy. The US certainly doesn't have any special status, just better relationships, especially with the English-speaking countries.

I think it was more than ignoring the DMCA.

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