[HAL9000]

The federal law is called the electronic communications privacy act, and does permit a Web site operator to reveal account information about a user.

Bingo!

[Alia]

Indymedia had its servers seized in order to yield data. It appears the seizure came out of Italy. Not sure if homeland security measures strengthened the case for seizure; as in criminal acts to be looked into. Would this case, then, Steffan/MD4Bush fall under civil laws category?