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Is the RIAA’s Investigator Ignoring Court Orders?

Posted by Mark Levitt in Computer Law at April 11th, 2008

File sharing lawsuits brought by the RIAA are usually based on evidence gathered by MediaSentry.

Ars Technica writes:

Is MediaSentry violating a cease-and-desist order prohibiting it from conducting private investigations in the state of Massachusetts? That’s what it looks like at first glance. On January 2, 2008, the Massachusetts State Police Certification Unit sent a letter to MediaSentry’s corporate parent SafeNet informing the company that an investigation revealed that it is “advertising and operating a Private Detective company” and that review of state records indicates that the company is “not licensed to conduct investigations” in the state.

Read more at arstechnica.com

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