In what was his first interview since being arrested in January, Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom is confident he will prevail in what he calls a “political” Internet piracy case against him.

As U.S. authorities attempt to extradite Dotcom on racketeering and other federal charges, the trial is shaping up to be one of the biggest copyright cases in history. Dotcom claims that U.S. authority “cherry-picked” evidence from his personal files and emails in a “misleading and malicious” way. Dotcom also said that Megaupload had staffers whose jobs were to remove any material from the site that might infringe on copyrights. The U.S. is claiming that Dotcom and Megaupload consistently took down individual links associated with the content, but left the offending material up for the public to continually access.

New Zealand police raided Dotcom’s mansion in January after the U.S. shut down the Internet file-sharing site. Officials seized guns, millions of dollars, and nearly $5 million in luxury cars from all of Dotcom’s businesses and properties. Along with three other employees, Dotcom has been awaiting extradition proceedings and will be closely monitored while out on bail.

The judge ruled Wednesday that Dotcom must remain in his New Zealand mansion until the U.S. extradition request hearing that is expected in August. The Auckland High Court Judge rejected a U.S. appeal to keep him in jail, saying an electronic ankle bracelet is sufficient to keep him from fleeing. Dotcom is also barred from Internet use until the court proceedings are finished.

Formerly known as Kim Schmitz, the German born Dotcom is at the center of one of the biggest Internet piracy, racketeering and money-laundering trials in history. As the U.S. has taken aggressive action over the last year against all file-sharing and copyright infringement websites, the results of this trial will surely let the rest know what type of penalties they could incur if they continue their illegal practices. If Dotcom does win his freedom, it could influence a change in how the U.S. regulates and enforces copyrighted materials, possibly transforming how we access and obtain online content like movies and music forever. If convicted, you can be sure the U.S. will continue its witch-hunt to regulate and put a stop to potentially illegal file sharing practices.