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Re:Hackerspace raided in Sweden by bigiain on Monday November 30, 2009 @01:23AM (#967444)
From over this side of the world it appears those protections aren't actually of any use:

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=9462

"Police seize DJs' laptops New police chief apparently condones policy that critics call illegal and punitive"

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Re:Hackerspace raided in Sweden by jrockway on Monday November 30, 2009 @02:16AM (#967482)
Doesn't matter what the police chief thinks the law is. It matters what the courts think.
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Re:Hackerspace raided in Sweden by RiderOfGiraffes on Monday November 30, 2009 @03:21AM (#967529)
Yes, but once your computer is siezed, you're screwed. It only takes one link in the chain to think it's a good idea.
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Re:Hackerspace raided in Sweden by RiderOfGiraffes on Monday November 30, 2009 @04:12PM (#968693)
Oops, sorry, "seized."
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Re:Hackerspace raided in Sweden by gojomo on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @05:05AM (#969532)
What the police think matters on the scale of hours, days, weeks -- because even if the courts decide otherwise, practically, the remedy is likely to be limited to the return of the equipment, with no penalties for the police. (The pattern of abuse would have to be egregious, or damages very tangible, for courts or legislatures to rule otherwise.)
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