A British student is facing extradition to the United States and up to five years in jail for running a website that offered links to pirated films and television shows.
Richard Oââ¬â¢Dwyer, 23, a computer science undergraduate at Sheffield Hallam University, is accused of criminal copyright infringement by US authorities.
The case comes amid deepening concern over Britainââ¬â¢s extradition treaty with the United States, which allows suspects to be handed over without the courts considering the evidence. A Home Office review was started in September in response to the outcry over the attempted extradition of Gary McKinnon, a computer expert with Aspergerââ¬â¢s syndrome who hacked into Pentagon systems to look for UFO technology.
Mr Oââ¬â¢Dwyer appeared at a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistratesââ¬â¢ Court this week. Until last November he ran TVShack, a popular website offering lists of links to other websites that carried unlawful copies of the latest Hollywood blockbusters and television hits such as The Hangover and Lost.
Mr Oââ¬â¢Dwyerââ¬â¢s mother Julia, from Chesterfield, said her ââ¬Åquietââ¬Â son was initially arrested and questioned last November, when police officers arrived unannounced at his student accommodation with two US agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department.
He answered bail on May 23, when new charges were laid. Before his family could pay the ã3,000 bail, he was handcuffed and spent a night in Wandsworth prison.
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Richard Oââ¬â¢Dwyer, 23, a computer science undergraduate at Sheffield Hallam University, is accused of criminal copyright infringement by US authorities.
The case comes amid deepening concern over Britainââ¬â¢s extradition treaty with the United States, which allows suspects to be handed over without the courts considering the evidence. A Home Office review was started in September in response to the outcry over the attempted extradition of Gary McKinnon, a computer expert with Aspergerââ¬â¢s syndrome who hacked into Pentagon systems to look for UFO technology.
Mr Oââ¬â¢Dwyer appeared at a preliminary hearing at Westminster Magistratesââ¬â¢ Court this week. Until last November he ran TVShack, a popular website offering lists of links to other websites that carried unlawful copies of the latest Hollywood blockbusters and television hits such as The Hangover and Lost.
Mr Oââ¬â¢Dwyerââ¬â¢s mother Julia, from Chesterfield, said her ââ¬Åquietââ¬Â son was initially arrested and questioned last November, when police officers arrived unannounced at his student accommodation with two US agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement department.
He answered bail on May 23, when new charges were laid. Before his family could pay the ã3,000 bail, he was handcuffed and spent a night in Wandsworth prison.
Rest of article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...-faces-extradition-to-US-over-TV-website.html
