This is as bad as other Spyware/Adware despite it's motives.

One presumes that before the 'Bad Pirate' warning message, some sort of license agreement is displayed? Does the user have to agree to this?

If not, the law is being broken and privacy invaded. No-one has any right to install software on someone else's PC unless they have agreed to the installation.

One assumes they have registered with the Data Protection Registrar or the equivalent in their country as they are storing personal information about 'users' on a central server? If not a server under there control, does the company who owns the server have the necessary registration? Again, if not then potentially the law is being broken.

Perhaps a bounty will be issued for Mr. Griffin and friends subsequent arrest and conviction?

And by the way, why are they themselves using file sharing software anyway? I think it highly unlikely they are only using it for legitimate file swapping. Have they ever swapped any copyrighted music files?!

The word 'hypocrisy' springs to mind!

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