Assange v Swedish Prosecution Authority not to hear the case. At this time Assange had been living in the United Kingdom for 1–2 months. An extradition hearing took place in an English court in February 2011 to consider an application by Swedish authorities for the extradition of Assange to Sweden. The outcome of the hearing was announced on 24 February 2011, when the extradition warrant was upheld. Assange appealed to the High Court. On 2 November 2011, the court upheld the extradition decision and rejected all four grounds for the appeal as presented by Assange's legal representatives. £19,000 costs was also awarded against Assange. On
The Nantucket Project Project, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange appeared in the form of a hologram. While Assange was physically located at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has been given asylum, a virtual representation of Assange appeared onstage with American film director Eugene Jarecki. Jarecki wrote in "The Guardian" before the event, "it crosses my mind I may be abetting a crime or violating international extradition laws. But I reassure myself that, in this regard, the worldwide web remains a kind of wild wild west, and the virtual escape of a person is not (yet?) a crime." The Nantucket Project The Nantucket