Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com> 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. -- | Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk | | Cola faq: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/ | | Cola trolls: http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/ | | My (new) blog: http://www.thereisnomagic.org |