File-Swappers' Identities Protected by Dutch Court
Jan Libbenga writes on The Register:
A Dutch appeals court has thwarted attempts by the Dutch anti-piracy organisation BREIN to get the identities of file-sharers from five ISPs, including Wanadoo and Tiscali.More here.
The court found that the manner in which IP addresses were collected and processed by US company MediaSentry had no lawful basis under European privacy laws. A lower court in Utrecht had reached a similar conclusion last year.
posted by Fergie @ 7/15/2006 08:52:00 PM
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