Police blotter: Alleged eDonkey pirate gets trial

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It's a clear invasion of privacy no matter who you are

The fact remains that these companies are obtaining information using strongarm tactics against ISPs who then immediately cave in by passing on the information of their customers which are retained in CONFIDENCE. By allowing this kind of evidence in a court of law, the privacy act loses its meaning. Sure, there's some kind of loophole which allows them to do this stuff "legally" but that still negates the requirement for any privacy laws in that case. Pathetic. In spite of all, the judge has determined that he should not have erased his HD since he received the legal notice as that has affected him negatively. To me, that just sounds like a case of guilty until proven innocent. I'm no lawyer (I chose engineering instead to make a POSITIVE impact on the world, heheh) but my understanding was that the plaintiff needs to prove their case unequivocably against the defendant. If this evidence (the HD data) is missing, that's the plaintiff's problem, not the defendant's.

At any rate, I hope the poor guy wins his case, then countersues Comcast for contravening privacy laws which are put in place to protect individuals. It wasn't a police task force which asked for the customer information, it was the lawyer of a money hungry corporation!! There's a big difference and that is a contravention of privacy laws, at least here in Australia.

Piracy is an issue which needs to be dealt with a heavy fist but not if it means giving up my privacy because of some idiots out there who are flaunting copyright law and not me.

Posted by: Artstar   Posted on: 01/08/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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