The next chapter in the Microsoft email privacy case has unfolded as the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has asked a New York court to vacate a stay on an order that would compel Microsoft to turn over to the U.S. government certain emails currently being held on servers in Dublin, Ireland, PC World reports. Microsoft had asked for the stay to pursue an appeal, but may now have to refuse to comply with the order if the court follows the DoJ’s lead. If the company refuses the order, then the New York court is requested to issue “a contempt order that would, in turn, be a properly appealable final order, which could be stayed on consent pending appeal.” The European Commission, late last week, expressed concern about the case.
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