Kim Dotcom is still fighting extradition in the courts.
In November, the Supreme Court ruled Dotcom and his three co-accused could be extradited to the United States to face criminal copyright charges.
But the Supreme Court has potentially thrown him a lifeline, saying he was wrongly denied a judicial review.
The Supreme Court is about to rule whether Megaupload millionaire Kim Dotcom is liable for extradition to the US.