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Richard O'Dwyer 'happy' US copyright case is over
Source: BBC News
A student ordered to pay £20,000 by a New York judge after US authorities said he broke copyright laws says he is "happy it's finally over".
Richard O'Dwyer travelled to the US voluntarily after spending more than two years challenging whether he should be extradited to face charges.
The US authorities claimed the 24-year-old's TVShack website hosted links to pirated films and TV programmes.
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He signed a deferred prosecution agreement, in which he said he would not break any US laws. If he complies with the agreement, the case will be dropped.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20636626
The US kept its word concerning the outcome of returning to the US volantarily.
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