Mininova is GUILTY of tens of thousands of violations in the EU, and the only real penalty is the removal of torrents. It's why I can't see WOTC actually suing them in the EU. WOTC has a 'third not so good' choice that involves a suit in the US with Masterplan operating as an entity in the US through the internet. WOTC has very few legal options as long as Masterplan does not distribute the library files under those two systems. Recent cases, Apple in France and Mininova, do a good job of isolating the copyright claims to people transmitting the data. Neither option is a good thing for WOTC considering the laws that protect software groups and companies in the EU.
They can use the upcoming Digital Economy Act to sue when it goes into effect next month or the EU copyright courts. I think the site is UK based - going by the website hosting and bits posted to the site.
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