Just what do these cartel lackies have to hide folks ?
http://www.slyck.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41537As many file-sharers already know, MediaSentry is the organization the RIAA outsources their investigative work to. The term "investigation" has come under direct fire recently, as several defendants have claimed that MediaSentry lacks a private investigator's license. Defendants have claimed that without such a license, the evidence gathered against them is inadmissible.
Today, there's a new twist to the MediaSentry/investigation saga. As reported by Recording Industry vs The People, an astute netizen noticed that MediaSentry (SafeNet) just recently removed all reference to the word "investigation" from their website.
"Our Investigation Services permit clients to monitor the status of their copyright searches and create extensive management reports to track trends and the effectiveness of enforcement activity." (emphasis added.)
Adding fuel to the defendant's fire, MediaSentry's language further indicates that it operates as a private detective. According to New York State Business law, anyone who collects information for a civil or criminal trial must have a private investigators license. Does SafeNet conduct this type of business?
"SafeNet has extensive experience gathering evidence for civil/criminal litigation and prosecution against those who engage in unauthorized online content distribution."
Ouch. That sure sounds like something a private investigator might do. The old MediaSentry website mentions the word "investigation" no less than 3 times. With the heat radiating more intensely on MediaSentry, a change appears to have been in order. As of yesterday, all mention of the word "investigation" is now eliminated, as well as any reference to "evidence gathering".
It seems a clear case of illegal activity by these so called "defenders" of copyright, and lets be very clear folks
no one can break the law to obtain evidence especially when your commiting a crime that is far more serious than a civil suit is likely to be.
Fabricating evidence and falsely representing to a court that this is legally obtained material under oath is an even more serious crime that playing at cops as has been mentioned so far.
