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Old 01-04-2004, 10:25   #5
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Re: Data protection Act/p2P?

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Originally Posted by downquark1
I would have thought this would be a copyright violation, not something for the data protection act. If something is in the public domain for purchase it isn't 'protected'

Unless they were sharing private or sensitive data.
I think what Peachey is getting at is the finding out the details of the user of a certain IP address at a certain time could be a breach of the DPA not that file sharing itself is a breach.
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