Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is launching a political party in the United States next year, promising that it will be "Hillary's worst nightmare in 2016".

The eccentric, yacht-loving millionaire has already established the Internet Party in New Zealand, where he currently resides as he seeks to avoid extradition to the US on piracy charges. Dotcom set it up in March this year, although he has handed over official leadership to Kiwi politician Laila Harré. 

The party's policies are actually pretty right on: the Internet Party seeks to tackle unemployment, poverty, reduce surveillance, invest in education and, unsurprisingly, provide cheaper internet.

On Monday it was announced that US authorities had failed in their bid to stick Dotcom back in jail in New Zealand. An Auckland judge decided that the internet entrepeneur had not violated his bail conditions, ruling against American prosecutors who argued that he had hidden money from the authorities. 

48 hours later, Dotcom announced on Twitter that he'd be bringing the Internet Party to America, a country that he's never visited.

However, he also denied that he would play any role as party leader, instead saying that the party will be run by American citizens and he would take on a PR role. To be fair, it would probably be difficult for Dotcom to run an American political party given how desperate they are to imprison him for creating Megaupload. 

Hillary Clinton is the runaway favourite to win the Democrats' nomination to run for US president, while the Republicans have yet to decide on their candidate. Can Dotcom's citizen-led Internet Party really make a splash in 2016?