The court case against Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom has hit a victory for the founder as a ruling means that the New Zealand authorities must disclose information about illegally spying on him.

The new court ruling allows Dotcom's lawyers access to the GCSB files on the surveillance at his home and the police requests for information on his case, the Guardian reports.

GCSB acted illegally by spying on Dotcom, the judge ruled, because they failed to check his residency ...