EU court: Downloaders can stay private

**MIG-31** · Jan 29, 2008, 07:01 PM

Source: Yahoo
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - Record labels and film studios cannot demand that telecommunications companies hand over the names and addresses of people who are suspected of sharing copyright-protected music and movies online, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday.

But European Union nations could — if they want — introduce rules to oblige companies to hand over personal data in civil cases, the European Court of Justice said.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 30, 2008, 06:17 AM

wih they rule that in the usa the RIAA would choke n die

Zelig · Jan 30, 2008, 06:23 AM

We had a similar court ruling in 2004 in Canada, denying the disclosure of ISP customer identities.

One of the Canadian ISPs actually voluntarily gave over the information to the CRIA/RIAA before the whole thing even went to court, I'd be wary of them in the future...

Jan 29, 2008, 07:01 PM	#1
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Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	We had a similar court ruling in 2004 in Canada, denying the disclosure of ISP customer identities. One of the Canadian ISPs actually voluntarily gave over the information to the CRIA/RIAA before the whole thing even went to court, I'd be wary of them in the future... __________________ --