Well, if the police have nothing to hide they have nothing to fear...

The identity of 3000 people who have been proven they are prepared to break the law? Or maybe the police reports on the true connection/affiliation of said people? Can't possibly see how that information could of be any use to organised crime...

AFAIK Brazil was actually written partially based on Gilliam's dealings with the Civil Service. And MoJ is STILL using XP - they paid M$ £5m for the privilage of getting to use it for another year...

"We're not in charge, but we want you to behave as if we were cos' we might well be someday."
The sheer brass balls of his arrogance astounds me.

And here I was thinking it was Don't Copy My Ass...

Difference to previous lawsuits is that here they're going after the American Auto Industry - one of America's sacred cows. Expect to see these shysters going home with million-dollar legal fees and their asses handed back to them on silver platters.

IIRC Williams went on to sink as much of TSR's money as possible into buying up the rights for the Buck Rogers RPG ... which flopped and sunk without a trace, crippling TSR's finances. Rather than invest in it to turn its declining fortunes around as she was supposed to she effectively asset stripped it - her family owned the Buck Rogers franchise rights...
All in all a classic carpetbagger move by Williams that everyone except Gygax fell for.

"Here's a free ice lolly. What's that, you found that I froze a turd inside it? Well you got it for free so you have no right to complain..."
Nice logic, man.

"Green light, go. Red light, stop. Green light, stop. Red light, GO!"

Dear Microsoft,
We notice you have a sales arm in our gloroius country. Therefore your entire company is subject to our jusrisdiction and we demand you hand over data on any computer in the imperialist pig-dog USA that is running any of your operating systems. We have special interest in computers held by the NSA, CIA, FBI and such agencies and would appreciate if you handed those over first - preferably within 24 hours.
Yours sincerely, KGB.

When the 800-lb gorilla in the room gestures at you to drop your pants the only choice you have is whether he breaks your arm first or not...

This isn't confined to America - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e...
If a private citizen had done something like this it would prosecuted as Tampering with Evidence. But if the police do it, they get away with it...

"Our data trawling has been illegal all along like we were being told but ignored? Quick, pass some hastily drafted loophole-ridden over-reaching legislation so we can't be sued...

Anything you say to a police officer in the UK is considered evidence or a confession for the prosecution, but hearsay for the purposes of your defence.

It DOES depend on where the electrodes were attached to be fair...