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Location of server determines data jurisdiction, says court

24 November 2010 •

UK judge said he can't rule on a case where data was being stored in another country

A High Court judge has ruled that UK courts can only hear online copyright infringement cases if the defendant's web servers are based in the country. The case came about as a result of of Germa...

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