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Personal internet data can be with held in civil court cases (Photo: EUobserver)

EU court opinion rejects revealing identity of music pirates

Internet service providers (ISPs) are not obliged to hand over information on people suspected of illegally sharing music and other copyright material online, an advisor to the EU's highest court has said.

The advisor to the European Court of Justice (EJC), advocate general Juliane Kokott, said on Wednesday (18 July) that according to EU law, member states are allowed to 'exclude' revealing personal data on internet traffic in civil cases – unlike criminal cases where such compliance w...

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Personal internet data can be with held in civil court cases (Photo: EUobserver)

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