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Dutch Court Rules File-Swapper Identities Protected Under Privacy Laws

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 17, 2006 - 1:24pm.
London - A Dutch appellate court has impeded the music industry's anti-piracy efforts there, striking down requests that would have compelled Internet service providers including Wanadoo and Tiscali to reveal the identities of suspected file-swappers, The Register reported. The Dutch Protection Rights Entertainment Industry Netherlands (BREIN) had been seeking the identities of 42 alleged file-swappers, and engaged U.S.-based Media Sentry to collect IP addresses and other data on alleged copyright infringements on file-sharing networks. The Dutch court ruled that Media Sentry's practice is illegal under European privacy laws, and further said the company's methods do not ensure proper identification or credible evidence of copyright infringement. BREIN said it will appeal the ruling to a higher Dutch court.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/fileswappers_protected
http://www.anti-piracy.nl

tags: Internet | Video | Law | Tech | P2P | Piracy | Music | ISP | Rulings | File-Sharing | Privacy | Netherlands |



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