ISP Stands Up For Torrent Site Owner's Privacy
Found on TorrentFreak on Monday, 18 January 2010
The Swedish ISP TeliaSonera is refusing to comply with a court ruling ordering the company to hand over information identifying the owner of SweTorrents.
In its appeal, the ISP argues that IPRED is in direct violation of the EU’s data retention directive, under which the privacy of the SweTorrents owner would be protected.
TeliaSonera further notes that in its ruling the District Court speaks of "the material that is uploaded on the website," even though there is no copyright material on SweTorrents, only torrent links.
A court that has obviously not the least understanding of the involved technology should at least take the time to learn a little before making rulings. No wonder lobbyists have quite a success when it comes to introducing draconian laws to protect a dying business.