____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 19 December 2007 08:09 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> MPAA wins copyright case against TorrentSpy
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Cooper, in a ruling made public Monday, agreed with the MPAA that
>>| defendants Justin Bunnell, Forrest Parker, Wes Parker and Valence Media had
>>| destroyed evidence after another judge had ordered them to keep server
>>| logs, user IP (Internet Protocol) addresses and other information.
>>| TorrentSpy billed itself as a central location to find files distributed on
>>| BitTorrent P-to-P (peer-to-peer) networks.
>> `----
>>
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071218/tc_infoworld/94111
>
> The US legal system has no respect for privacy, indeed, has no concept
> of "data protection", as the EU has. It is not in a position to demand
> user data from European servers, as this is protected by European law.
> Perhaps a US court could try to get its hands on some data by claiming
> that there's a terrorist threat? That excuse is often used here for
> breaking the law or limiting the rights of individuals.
Case of point from last month:
Animal Rights Activists Forced to Hand Over Encryption Keys
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| If you remember, this was sold to the public as essential for fighting
| terrorism. It's already being misused.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/11/animal_rights_a.html
"Terrorism" is one common excuse, others being "child predators" (paedophilia)
and whatever else the public cannot possibly defend when Feds bring in
filtering equipment, keyloggers, back doors, and other type of
sniffers/interceptors.
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