EU court: DOWLOADERS CAN STAY PRIVATE

Record and film producers cannot demand that telecommunications companies hand over the names and addresses of people who are suspected of sharing……online, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday. The court upheld a Spanish Telecomm’s right to refuse to hand over customer identity info on who had used the file-sharing program Kazaa.. A Belgian court last July said a local Internet provider should install blocking software to stop illegal downloads within six months — while a German court in August refused to order Internet providers to give record labels information identifying file sharers. EU law does not require member governments to protect copyright by forcing companies to disclose personal data in civil legal actions.

Member governments could draft national rules to change this, but they will have to balance the right to privacy against property rights, a court statement said. Both are fundamental rights, the court said, and governments will need to find ways to reconcile them and allow copyright holders seek some kind of compensation.A Spanish court had asked the European court to give guidance on the case.Telefonica claimed Spanish law only allows it to share personal data for criminal prosecutions or matters of public security and national defense.


The important line: EU law does not require member governments to protect copyright by forcing companies to disclose personal data in civil legal actions. In essence, what this does is protect the end user from identification IF an IKS server is compromised in Europe.

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EU court: DOWLOADERS CAN STAY PRIVATE

Record and film producers cannot demand that telecommunications companies hand over the names and addresses of people who are suspected of sharing……online, the EU's top court ruled Tuesday. The court upheld a Spanish Telecomm’s right to refuse to hand over customer identity info on who had used the file-sharing program Kazaa.. A Belgian court last July said a local Internet provider should install blocking software to stop illegal downloads within six months — while a German court in August refused to order Internet providers to give record labels information identifying file sharers. EU law does not require member governments to protect copyright by forcing companies to disclose personal data in civil legal actions.

Member governments could draft national rules to change this, but they will have to balance the right to privacy against property rights, a court statement said. Both are fundamental rights, the court said, and governments will need to find ways to reconcile them and allow copyright holders seek some kind of compensation.A Spanish court had asked the European court to give guidance on the case.Telefonica claimed Spanish law only allows it to share personal data for criminal prosecutions or matters of public security and national defense.


The important line: EU law does not require member governments to protect copyright by forcing companies to disclose personal data in civil legal actions. In essence, what this does is protect the end user from identification IF an IKS server is compromised in Europe.

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awesome, way to go Europe!

Interesting read.....thanks...
Tony

Good read..thanx.

I love it but,,, can we have the original source of this information ?

good read thanks

good read thanks
Can't say same,,, unless I see the source. We are on the "rumors" section, no ?

interesting read.

thanks, bro.

interesting read bro

I don't want to discredit anyone cus I'm a No 1 IKS fan however I found that this report went out January 2008 in China. (SOURCES: news.xinhuanet.com)Editor: yila. Main thing is true and valid unless the court reverse its decision in less than a year which would a rare instance. Good news for every IKS user !!!

Yeah, I like to repost that whenever there is rumor about IKS servers in Europe being compromised.

Some peeps just don't know the law. That's been the law. It still is the EU law. The ruling is by their top court so it is unlikely to be overturned easily.

It's good to see the Eurotrash courts understand that privacy is a basic right.

:)

thanks

Yeah, I like to repost that whenever there is rumor about IKS servers in Europe being compromised.

Some peeps just don't know the law. That's been the law. It still is the EU law. The ruling is by their top court so it is unlikely to be overturned easily.

It's good to see the Eurotrash courts understand that privacy is a basic right.

:)

im glad to hear that hope it stay that way good info

thanks bro

Yeah, I like to repost that whenever there is rumor about IKS servers in Europe being compromised.

Some peeps just don't know the law. That's been the law. It still is the EU law. The ruling is by their top court so it is unlikely to be overturned easily.

It's good to see the Eurotrash courts understand that privacy is a basic right.

:)
Great quote Rube !!!

Great post and timely in view of the fact that many members are now seriously considering iks as an alternative or as a backup system. It remains to be seen what the N.A. courts will do if they are challenged with that task. The right to privacy is sacrosanct. :)

Amen!