German Court: ISPs Must Hand Over File Sharer Info 136
itwbennett writes "The German Federal Court of Justice has ruled that ISPs have to turn over to rights-holders the names and addresses of illegal file sharers, but only 'if a judge rules that the file sharer indeed infringed on copyright,' said the court's spokeswoman, Dietlind Weinland. The ruling overturns two previous rulings by regional courts and is significant because the violation doesn't have to happen on a commercial scale, but applies whenever 'it is possible to know who was using an IP address at the time of the infringement,' the court said."
Re:"..know who was using an IP address..." ? (Score:5, Funny)
Whoever owns the account is liable.
Maybe in Soviet Russia. (Soviet USA?)
Secure your network and keep an eye on what your kids are doing.
And your partner, and your room mates, and your friends, and your employees...
Re:YOu ignoring what the OP said (Score:3, Funny)
Wrong. It comes from England. Europe is on the other side of the Channel.
:)