[x-pubpol] IP Address Can't Even Identify a State, BitTorrent Judge Rules

[Joly MacFie]

<http://torrentfreak.com/ip-address-cant-even-identify-a-state-bittor
rent-judge-rules-120515/>

The mass-BitTorrent lawsuits that are sweeping the United States are in a
heap of trouble. After a Florida judge ruled that an IP-address is not a
person, a Californian colleague has gone even further in protecting the
First Amendment rights of BitTorrent users. The judge in question points
out that geolocation tools are far from accurate and that it's therefore
uncertain that his court has jurisdiction over cases involving alleged
BitTorrent pirates. As a result, 15 of these mass-BitTorrent lawsuits were
dismissed.



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