BBC fails to understand mens rea

[Igor Mozolevsky]

2009/3/12 Richard Clayton:


> The music industry is always looking to find efficient ways of getting
> in touch with illegal file-sharers, whose identity they only know by IP
> address. They've, for example, tried spamming KaZaA & Grokster users:
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0http://www.out-law.com/page-4410
>
> so clearly -- since they wouldn't have "criminal intent" -- this means
> that they should be adopting this fine new tactic ? =C2=A0 Not, I think, =
if
> their lawyers actually have any familiarity with UK legislation!

There's an article on OUT-LAW about it now:

http://www.out-law.com/page-9863


Cheers,
Igor