For years, we‘ve expressed general bewilderment at the practice in British Commonwealth countries to effectively allow private search warrants, which are given to non-government private parties, engaged in civil infringement cases, to effectively break down other people‘s doors and dig through their stuff. We‘ve discussed such „Anton Piller“ orders in Australia and the UK. And, apparently they apply in Canada too.

And that leads us to the craziest damn story you‘ll ever read about a bunch of private companies losing their freaking minds over something they believe is infringing.