October 12, 2004

• Freedom of the press.
  international

  Last week, IMC servers in the UK were seized by the FBI. They came in and took two servers providing service to a number of international Indymedia sites. Since the subpoena was issued to Rackspace (IMC UK’s hosting site), Indymedia is not currently aware of why their servers were taken down. Rackspace issued a statement:
  

  “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.”

  Hopefully more will be revealed on why this was done.

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