Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/10/1716256 Posted by: timothy, on 2004-10-10 17:18:00 from the fbi-just-along-for-the-ride dept. [1]daveschroeder writes "According to [2]this Indymedia.org article and [3]AFP report, the request to seize Indymedia servers hosted by a U.S. company in the UK (covered in this [4]previous slashdot story) originated from government agencies in Italy and Switzerland, not the United States. Because Indymedia's hosting company, Rackspace.com, is a U.S. company, the FBI coordinated the request and accompanied UK Metropolitan Police on the seizure under the auspices of the [5]Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), an international legal treaty, but, according to an FBI spokesman, 'It is not an FBI operation. Through [MLAT], the subpoena was on behalf of a third country.'" Read on below for more. daveschroeder continues: "Rackspace's statement reads, 'In the present matter regarding Indymedia, Rackspace Managed Hosting, a U.S. based company with offices in London, is acting in compliance with a court order pursuant to a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), which establishes procedures for countries to assist each other in investigations such as international terrorism, kidnapping and money laundering. Rackspace responded to a Commissioner's subpoena, duly issued under Title 28, United States Code, Section 1782 in an investigation that did not arise in the United States. Rackspace is acting as a good corporate citizen and is cooperating with international law enforcement authorities. The court prohibits Rackspace from commenting further on this matter.'" References 1. mailto:dasNO@SPAMdoit.wisc.edu 2. http://www.indymedia.org/en/2004/10/112047.shtml 3. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1509&ncid=738&e=6&u=/afp/2004 1008/tc_afp/us_internet_justice 4. http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/07/204217&tid=153 5. http://travel.state.gov/law/mlat.html ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07078, 11.61144 http://www.leitl.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE http://moleculardevices.org http://nanomachines.net [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]