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This is really horrible. While I understand that there needs to be law enforcement, we also have rights. If this is all above the water, why special body instead of the court? This is what the courts are for. What is the appeal in this process? If the decision turns to be incorrect, who is responsible for MY damages? Where is the due process in all of this? I do not condone stealing intellectual property. But why due process should be different, and more favorable, let's add, for someone who steals a book from a bookstore? He/she is entitled to a day in court and normal rules of evidence. This is Spanish Inquisition at it's best. We will let internet crimes to be treated differently, then motor vehicle related crimes, then maybe real-estate scams, and so on. Talking about slippery slope.... This is where the danger is - treating this type of illegal activity differently from any other type of different activity. Murderer has more rights, even when caught bloody-handed and with a murder weapon in his possession.
And to answer one of the HarryT posts in the beginning of this tread - yes, I know that internet traffic and phone conversations etc are randomly (or less randomly) monitored. But, since this is not legal without a warrant, whatever they obtain in the course of their ILLEGAL activities cannot be used against me in a court of law. This, on the other hand, makes their illegal activities sort of legal.
I can only hope that the rest of the EU will not go this way. Sarki is as good for France as Bush was for US. I hope he will be equally loved and fondly remembered.
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