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Indymedia servers in the US and UK confiscated by the FBI! | |
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by marxist.com Friday, Oct. 08, 2004 at 9:15 PM | mail: |
US authorities issued a court order on October 7 to Rackspace to physically remove Global Indymedia servers in the US and UK. The agency requesting the seizure was the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Rackspace is a web hosting provider with offices in the US and UK which hosts Indymedia sites all around the world. The order was so short term that Rackspace had no time to defend itself and complied without first notifying Indymedia and handed over their servers both in the US and the UK. This has affected approximately 20 Indymedia sites around the world. At the same time another server was taken down at Rackspace which provided streaming radio to various radio stations.
The exact reasons for the confiscation are unknown as the subpoena was issued to Rackspace and not to Indymedia, and Indymedia has not been provided with any information. Rackspace has stated that “they cannot provide Indymedia with any information regarding the order.” There is precedent for this in the past where ISPs have received gag orders preventing them from updating the concerned parties on what is happening. It is scandalous that a server outside US jurisdiction can be seized by US authorities. Furthermore, Indymedia is responsible for the content of its websites, not Rackspace, and as result Indymedia has a right to know why its hardware has been confiscated. In taking this kind of action against service providers, the FBI avoids having to inform Indymedia what alleged crimes or breaches they have committed. Thus, Indymedia cannot even defend itself. The last few months have seen numerous attacks on independent media by the US Federal Government. In August the Secret Service used a subpoena in an attempt to disrupt the NYC Indy Media Center before the Republican National Convention by trying to get IP logs from an ISP in the US and the Netherlands. Last month the FCC shut down community radio stations around the US. |
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