A university student who was accused of infringing copyright laws over a site that helped people find pirated films has reached an agreement to avoid extradition to the US.
Richard O'Dwyer, 24, faced the prospect of becoming the first British citizen to be extradited for such an alleged copyright offence, in which he is said to have earned thousands in advertising revenue.
But the High Court heard that Mr O'Dwyer is expected to travel to the US in the next 14 days to complete the agreement, pay a small sum in compensation and give undertakings not to infringe copyright laws again.
His extradition application is expected to return to the High Court in December so it can formally be disposed of.
The judge said: "It would be very nice for everyone if this was resolved happily before Christmas."
Mr O'Dwyer ran a site called TV Shack from his university digs.
Although the webpage did not provide the free films or TV shows itself, it did carry links to other websites where people could download pirate videos and TV series before their general release.
The US authorities alleged that Mr O'Dwyer had received more than $230,000 (£147,000) in advertising revenue between January 2008 and 2010, when the site was shut down.
When he was arrested by City of London Police in November 2010, he accepted that he was earning approximately £15,000 per month from online advertisements.
His mother Julia O'Dwyer, from Chesterfield, said she was "disgusted" when she heard of the US attempt to extradite her son and claimed the UK's extradition treaty with the US "needs fixing fast".
It is the latest in a series of high-profile cases that have raised questions about the extradition treaty between the two countries, with critics saying the treaty is one-sided in favour of the US.
Human rights campaign group Liberty welcomed the proposed settlement of Mr O'Dwyer's case, but said there was still need for reform of extradition laws.
"This will be a huge relief for Richard - but how appalling that he had to wait so long for the US authorities to make this decision," said Isabella Sankey, Liberty's director of policy.
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