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Originally Posted by HarryT
I mean, Tommy, that if I have proof that a machine with a specific IP address is offering my copyrighted material for download illegally, I should have a right to be able to obtain the name and address of the person whose internet connection is being used from their ISP. That seems reasonable to me. Why should a criminal be able to hide behind a "cloak of anonymity"?
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In my country you cannot have the name and address of the guy who stole your car, until he is convicted either.
And that's the only reason why the guy who stole
my car is still alive.
Think from another POV: what if you are strongly
suspected to have stolen a mafia boss's "copyrighted material" and he knows your name and address?
It's not the
criminal who hides behind anonymity it's the
presumed one. After the verdict his name is public.