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Dotcom Drags NZ Spook Agency Into Court

Posted by timothy on from the it-is-your-methods-we'd-like-to-reveal dept.

New submitter d18c7db writes "Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom has won another court victory, today given the right to drag the secretive GCSB into the spotlight of a courtroom. Forcing the GCSB to be tied to the court action opens it up to court ordered discovery — meaning Dotcom's lawyers can go fishing for documents as they continue to fight extradition to the U.S. to face copyright charges. But the GCSB claimed any disclosure of what [was] intercepted would prejudice New Zealand's national security interests 'as it will tend to reveal intelligence gathering and sharing methods.' Dotcom and his fellow Mega Upload accused asked Chief High Court Judge Helen Winkelmann for the right to have the GCSB become part of the proceedings, amend their statement of claim, and for additional discovery. In a judgment issued today she gave that permission."

8 of 165 comments (clear)

  1. Awwww by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Poor widdle government agency lost its sovereign immunity when it started working for the wrong sovereign.

    1. Re:Awwww by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

      You should be a little more respectful. The security of the local sheep herding and bungee jumping trades is of the utmost importance.

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      which is totally what she said
    2. Re:Awwww by kelemvor4 · · Score: 4, Funny

      You should be a little more respectful. The security of the local sheep herding and bungee jumping trades is of the utmost importance.

      Don't be so snide, the sheepherding industry was nearly destroyed by the money lost from Dotcom's sharing of Pocahontas 2!

  2. What are they hiding? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    What methods would it reveal? Surly they follow the law and have nothing to hide?

  3. You cannot do that! by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    That could reveal that we illegally shared information with foreign nations!

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    We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
  4. Re:If they have nothing to hide... by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you see this dialogue?

    "We cannot tell you because it would threaten the national security."
    "It would threaten the national security if you tell us how you ignored laws that should protect national security by disallowing the sharing of potential trade secrets with foreign, possibly hostile, nations?"
    "Yes"

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    We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
  5. Re:This Is The Point by Xest · · Score: 4, Funny

    Making sticky pistons?

  6. Re:This Is The Point by kelemvor4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    And their rights.

    The MPAA is working on fixing that.