Judge: IP-address does not identify person or bit-torrent pirate

The MPAA and RIAA's anti-piracy efforts are about to experience a setback due to a landmark ruling by a judge in New York, stating that an IP-address is not a person.

Judge Gary Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has made a ruling in one of the many mass Bit-Torrent lawsuits in the U.S.A. - he states categorically that an IP-address is not sufficient evidence to identify copyright infringers.

The judge states that this lack of specific evidence means that many alleged Bit-Torrent pirates have been wrongfully accused by copyright holders in the past.... read full article.