The Pirate Party of NZ welcomes Rick Shera's addition to the Dotcom legal team

Rick Shera is an international thought leader in technology law and plays an integral part in the digital fabric of New Zealand. As a Chair of Netsafe, Director of the Network for Learning, and legal expert on copyright, online liability, jurisdiction, crimes and privacy, having Mr Shera involved in one of this decades most critical legal battles here in NZ is reassuring. Whilst this case is being watched from around the world, it is us kiwis that have the highest stake in its outcome.

The issues which the case has brought to the forefront of the media, and the actions of the NZ and US government, effect every New Zealander. Issues of privacy, transparency, accountability, data safety and due process are things which the Government should be upholding, instead we see them doing the opposite. These are issues for us, they are issues for you and they are certainly part of the battleground which Kim Dotcom's legal team is upping their K/D ratio from.

We wish Kim Dotcom and his legal team all the best, and with a world class kiwi at their side, we know they won't need it.

The Pirate Party of New Zealand
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