This was a plot twist that I did not see coming.
You might recall that Microsoft was actively fighting an order to hand over data from servers located in Ireland under the logic that you cannot serve warrants to search property in other countries. The district judge presiding over the case agreed with the government and ordered Microsoft to comply with its demands to hand over the data.
Here’s the plot twist: Microsoft cut a deal with the U.S. government in which the company would be held on contempt charges but would not be penalized for it until after the outcome of an appeal. The district judge endorsed the agreement (Warning: PDF).
I am not a lawyer, but it looks like to me that Microsoft is trying to force a clear judgment so everyone going forward knows what the rules are. It may win. It may lose. But this is a very good tactic.
More on this as it develops.
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Microsoft Agrees To Contempt Order So It Can Appeal Case Related To Data Held Overseas
This was a plot twist that I did not see coming.
You might recall that Microsoft was actively fighting an order to hand over data from servers located in Ireland under the logic that you cannot serve warrants to search property in other countries. The district judge presiding over the case agreed with the government and ordered Microsoft to comply with its demands to hand over the data.
Here’s the plot twist: Microsoft cut a deal with the U.S. government in which the company would be held on contempt charges but would not be penalized for it until after the outcome of an appeal. The district judge endorsed the agreement (Warning: PDF).
I am not a lawyer, but it looks like to me that Microsoft is trying to force a clear judgment so everyone going forward knows what the rules are. It may win. It may lose. But this is a very good tactic.
More on this as it develops.
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