Will this mean that these councils can ask across the whole of Europe?

I believe that even Wheel Clampers can access this info, is this also true?

The way that the data will actually be transmitted is in a plain text CST file, with no encoding, put on a USB memory stick by regular mail.

Occasionally it will also be copied onto laptops and lost.

They need to make data protection of such important information a criminal law. Where a lapse in data protection can be punishable by 10+ years in prison.

"...it is so important to learn how to suffer — and why, conversely, the avoidance of suffering renders someone unfit to cope with life."_ Benedict XVI 

ECRIS Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source 
ECRIS Electronic Court Register Informational System 
ECRIS European Criminal Records Information System 

For Cris sakes, enough already!
I shudder to think at what punters may download by the torrents.

And what if young boys beat themselves with a zanjeer whip, with five curved blades? boys will be boys, eh?

Self-flagellating wankers!

Re-map it into another, more "natural" understanding.

If a Pickpocket lifts something, and hands it to a Fence, then both have participated in the crime, right?

If a Pickpocket lifts something, *hands it to you*, *and you hand it to the fence*, as the Pickpocket intended, YOU've participated in the crime.

Since the primary reason for P2P IS such ( under ACTA ) felonies, this police database is a fundamental requirement.

They *need* to know whom to harvest/eradicate for criminal activity.

"Privacy" and "rights" can be sorted out later, as always...

Oh, our New World Order is *so* loving, and kind, and generous, protecting us all from criminals without our having to ask...

And about LinuxISO being made not legally usable, well, sometimes one just has to pay the price, yes?

#undef BITTER_SARCASM

Secret is word used to inflict Harm upon many. Here Police have access to system to delete any derogatory files, while entering terrible lies as well. Lies can be enhancing or negative. Most would squirm quite astonishing lie about themselves & leave neighbors as something to be put down, irregardless of any contary facts.
Police are hirelings for some purpose, police part to scare away offensive or non profitableness of others. Seldom do police intervene in actual criminal activeity, database being riprage upon others to carry out some dasturdly deed.
You don't know them, they don't know you, except they know what to lie to create disaster upon anyone.
drashek