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German Prosecutors Won't Help RIAA Counterpart
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "A German court decision ruled that the European counterpart to the RIAA cannot invoke criminal proceedings over petty file sharing incidents. The goal was to to find out from ISPs the identity of alleged file-sharing subscribers; the requests have been refused as the judge saw the the proceedings as not in the 'public interest', and little or no economic damage was shown to have been caused to the record companies. Offering a few copyright-protected music tracks via a P2P network client was 'a petty offense,' the court declared. Within days, German prosecutors have now indicated that they will no longer permit the use of 'criminal proceedings' to procure subscriber information."
Lots and lots of TERRORISTS are in Germany, and the Bundesfraus need to concentrate on finding them. Hamburg is full of muslim terrorists. When you got so many turbin-headed children and women killers running around, your priorities change.
That's not the court's job. In fact, it is entirely contrary to what the court should be doing, which is enforcing the laws. Refusing certain cases because "the public" doesn't want them to be tried is a terrible precedent.
Stupidity is like nuclear power, it can be used for good or evil. And you don't want to get any on you.