The Auckland High Court has upheld the decision of a lower court on the case of Kim Dotcom and his website Megaupload. Following the ruling, the internet entrepreneur's lawyer Ron Mansfield referred to it as "extremely disappointing."

As a result of the court ruling released on Monday, reports have revealed that Kim might just be extradited to the United States to respond to the charges filed against him. The absence of any law in New Zealand that considers copyright issues as a crime has prompted High Court judge Murray Gilbert to order for the extradition of Kim Dotcom and his three other co-accused in Megaupload. These executives are Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk, and Finn Batato.

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It can be recalled that after Kim Dotcom's mansion was raided in 2012 following an order from the FBI, his website was recommended for closure. US authorities noted that Dotcom and his co-accused were allegedly the reasons why film studios and record companies lost at least $500 million.

The High Court affirmed the lower court's decision in 2015 wherein the accused were charged for several cases including accusations of "conspiracy to commit racketeering, copyright infringement, money laundering and wire fraud."

With the possibility of being extradited, Kim Dotcom, who allegedly generated $175 million from his Megaupload website, took to Twitter to air his side.

"In case you didn't notice," he tweeted. "Today's judgement in my case clarified that online copyright infringement is NOT A CRIME in New Zealand.

"I'm no longer getting extradited for copyright," he added. "We won on that. I'm now getting extradited for a law that doesn't even apply."

Kim Dotcom's attorney has reportedly stated that he would be filing an appeal before the New Zealand's Court of Appeals against the High Court's extradition decision relative to his client's Megaupload website.