EU supremes: ISPs don't always have to finger filesharers

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Anonymous Coward

I'm posting this anonymously... #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 08:52 GMT

...because you're not entitled to know who I am.

Anonymous Coward

Heres to our government #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 10:11 GMT

Because you know if given the choice our Gov't will opt for local rules. No other reason for the existence of parliament.

Daniel Bennett

I'm not posting this anomynously #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 10:11 GMT

Because you're entitled not to know who I am.

eh?

Anyway, I'd rather not have Virgin fingering me....

(I mean Virgin Media)

Anonymous Coward

You just think you are... #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 10:53 GMT

...posting anonymously, but obviously you are not.

Anonymous Coward

Not a problem. #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 12:58 GMT

If you have nothing to hide you needn't be bothered by ISPs releasing details of your internet usage to law enforcement officials.

Evil Graham

Not a problem? #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 13:10 GMT

"If you have nothing to hide you needn't be bothered by ISPs releasing details of your internet usage to law enforcement officials."

... until they make a mistake, after which you are well and truly fucked.

Law

RE: Not a problem? #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 14:29 GMT

Governments and companies, making mistakes you say?! And we are left to deal with the aftermath of said mistakes??? How dare you suggest such a ridiculous thing... good day sir...

..... I SAID GOOD DAY!!!!

Colin Millar

Should be some interesting cases #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 14:29 GMT

When different EU countries have different local rules and users in one country buy their interweb from another.

Ian

RE: Not a problem. #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 16:01 GMT

"If you have nothing to hide you needn't be bothered by ISPs releasing details of your internet usage to law enforcement officials."

Yes because it's not like any of the recording industries lawsuits thus far have been sheer guessing and speculation or anything.

Oh wait no, they've tried to drag hundreds of innocents into the courts thus far. It doesn't matter if you're in the right or wrong. I as an individual can claim to your ISP that you infringed my copyright with nothing more than an easily faked screenshot of your IP as a peer on some made up torrent as evidence if I can get your IP and get all your personal details and do whatever the hell I want with them.

Charlie

European supreme court? #

Posted Wednesday 30th January 2008 23:08 GMT

Jesus Christ, what's with these bloody Americanisms?

It's called the EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE.

While 'supreme court' in lower caps is technically correct, it's extremely irritating. What next, are you going to start calling the House of Lords 'the United Kingdom States Supreme Court'?

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