May
28
2009
Anti-Piracy Group Raids P2P Admin’s House Without Warrant
Excuse me, but isn’t search and seizures without warrants against the law? (even in Spain?)… That can only mean two things; SGAE’s getting desperate, or they’re going dirty. Either way, everyone suffers.
(PS. those who would argue that it’s he consented to the search, I wish you luck. ‘”Consent” under duress’ hardly constitutes what “consent” means here.)
“Ever since it became clear that running a P2P links site is not a crime in Spain, music anti-piracy group SGAE have threatened civil action. Yesterday the admin of two P2P sites had a home visit by members of SGAE, who took advantage of the admin’s legal naivety and conducted a search of his property without a suitable warrant.“
via Torrentfreak