German police seize Pirate Party servers| PC World Magazine New Zealand - 0 views
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Mela Eckenfels on 01 Jun 11"Police in Germany have confiscated servers belonging to the Pirate Party as part of a criminal investigation. On Friday morning, at the request of the French authorities, German police officers seized a number of Pirate Party servers in Hesse Offenbach. The move led to widespread disruption of the part's IT infrastructure as several websites and a communication platform for members were shut down. A spokesman for the party said that neither the party itself nor any of its subsidiaries is under investigation and the party is distancing itself from any criminal wrongdoing. Early indications are that police are investigating the PiratenPad facility made available on one of the servers, according to the Pirate Party and the Etherpad Foundation. PiratenPad is a Web application that uses Etherpad software to allow users to freely contribute to and edit documents. "