Student fights US extradition bid in copyright law row

AN “excellent” British student wanted for alleged infringement of copyright in the US for his website, TVShack, could be jailed for up to 10 years if he were convicted in the country, his lawyer has said.

Richard O’Dwyer would also face pre-trial imprisonment in a US federal detention centre as a foreign national with no ties to the country, Ben Cooper told Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London.

“Mr O’Dwyer is a young man yet to complete his degree and his social environment would be removed from him,” he said.