An American court will soon hear from an expert who convinced a Dutch court that the MediaSentry software used by the RIAA to search for songs on P2P networks and note the IP address of the alleged infringer, is "shoddy," and should not be considered legal grounds for a lawsuit.
Dr. Johan Pouwelse, a professor in Holland who had a hand in creating the Tribler BitTorrent client, will testify in the case of UMG v. Lindor as an expert witness for the defendant, who has retained Ray Beckerman as counsel. His testimony could have grave implications for the record labels' widespread legal campaign against U.S. music fans who share music on peer-to-peer networks, because it would take away their main tool for tracking down suspected offenders. That said, I'm a bit frightened thinking about what their next step would be, especially if the Attorney General, who is in favor of wiretapping, succeeds in criminalizing attempted infringement.
Deeper analysis here.
(via torrentfreaks)
