European Court of Justice

European Court Says ISPs Don't Have to ID Suspected File-Swappers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 19, 2007 - 1:52pm.

Luxembourg - An advocate general of the European Union's highest court has ruled that, unlike in the U.S., Internet service providers in Europe should not be required to turn over the identities of suspected file-swappers sued for copyright infringement in civil court, Ars Technica reported.