British Police Censor the Global Internet 228
judgecorp writes "A branch of the City of London police seems to be censoring suspected pirates worldwide, using threats. The Police Intellectual Proerty Crime Unit (PIPCU), acts on tip-offs from copyright owners to attempt to close down websites accused of piracy. the process involves cease-and-desist letters, followed by pressure on advertisers not to fund the site, and finally PIPCU uses threats to the domain registrar (not the ISP), all without any sort of court order."
I wonder... (Score:1, Insightful)
...if the British realize that they don't own the world anymore.
Nor do they have an empire.
Re:Corrupt City of London (Score:4, Insightful)
cops are, by modern definition, thugs for the rich and powerful.
see pete seeger's 'banks of marble' song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-o3CJytIPE [youtube.com]
the more things change, the more they stay the same. not much has changed and this seems to be a universal theme with cops world-wide.
think about who they really work for. when push comes to shove, its not you or I, that are their masters.
Re:I will point out... (Score:4, Insightful)
Can you explain why this paleolithic institution is allowed to survive? Are the British people daft?
So all crime in GB..... (Score:4, Insightful)
Is now gone? no killings no robberies, All real crime has been taken care of so they have to move to IP enforcement?
Re:I will point out... (Score:5, Insightful)
Most of us would rather have the Queen as head of state than any recent prime minister.
Re:Jurisdiction? (Score:3, Insightful)
You don't need to even accuse someone of something, just put them on a database, no-fly list, person of interest register, financial blacklists, etc. Threats from authorities do have weight even if there is no law backuping them up, it's disgusting.
Sure you can probably win in court, but not before massive financial expense and being fucked with for a few decades.