ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

The European Court of Justice says that Sweden's laws have no barriers in place that would preclude an ISP from sharing an alleged pirates' data with rightsholders. 

Those on both sides of the argument have debated the legality of sharing IP addresses with copyright holders since 2009, when the so-called IPRED law went into effect in Sweden. The statute provides for ISPs to reveal a person's IP address whenever he or she is charged with pirating multimedia.

Under the law, a court must decide if an IP address should be released, and that can only happen if rightsholders head to court and argue their case.

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