So in a few weeks all records for BVfiles, McGibneyFiles and ViaViewfiles will be in the hands of Bullyville aka James McGibney. Those blogs were suspended for posting death threats, threats of violence and personal information in violation of WordPress terms of service.
The subpoena was issued as a result of Retzlaff’s contempt violation which makes the records request a criminal matter rather than a civil one. Records expected will include user accounts, email addresses, IP addresses and much more!
That has some individuals, regular commenters and contributors to Retzlaff’s blog, a little nervous and backstepping as fast as they can. Evidence of individuals working together could fall under California’s Penal code on Conspiracy. Down below you can see excerpts from WordPress’ policy on subpoenaed information.
As for all the Retzlaff Irregulars…Dance harder bitches.
The crime of Conspiracy pursuant to California Penal Code Section182 PC requires a prosecutor to prove the following elements:
- The defendant intentionally entered into an agreement with another person or persons to commit a crime.
- The defendant committed an overt act in furtherance of this agreement.
WordPress.com has certain information from users and commenters. The following is a summary of the information that we may collect and store.
- Username
- Email address
- Name
- Phone number
2. Transaction and/or billing information (if upgrades have been purchased).
- The date and time (UTC) at which a site was created
- The IP address from which a site was created
- IP address and user-agent for a post or revision
4. Information on commenters on WordPress.com sites.
…we can provide the first and last names, phone number, email address currently assigned to a site owner, the date/time stamped IP address from which a site was created, the physical address, and the PayPal transaction information to government agencies/law enforcement upon receipt of a valid subpoena.
Except in emergencies, we require a court order or a warrant before providing additional IP addresses or information relating to a specific post or a specific comment.
As permitted by US law, we may disclose user information to the government or law enforcement, without a subpoena or warrant if we have a good faith belief that an emergency (danger of death or serious physical injury) requires disclosure of information related to the emergency without delay.