IFPI methods questioned in file share case
p2pnet news | P2P:- A district court in Sweden will retry the country’s largest file sharing case involving a 31-year old man accused of illegally distributing 23,000 music files and 30 movies online.
In December, state prosecutor Britt-Louise Viklund (right) was, "forced to drop the two counts related to the music files after an expert witness for the defense questioned the investigative methods used by Sweden’s Anti-Piracy Agency (APB)," says The Local, going on:
"The case has drawn a great deal of attention because a conviction resulting in both fines and prison time would allow future investigations to include home searches of those suspected of file sharing. Currently, searches are not allowed because file sharing crimes have only been considered fineable offences.
The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) now wants to, "take over the portion of the indictment related to the music files," says the story, continuing:
"Just hours before the judgment was set to come down, the court decided that the case would be taken up again at a later date, saying they saw no reason to reach a judgment on the reduced indictment."
Predictably, Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG’s IFPI is trying to claim there’s nothing wrong with its evidence.
The court has tossed the ball back into the Big 4’s court, says The Local, quoting IFPI mouthperson Lars Gustafsson as saying, "We have received an inquiry from the court if we would like to continue with the music file-sharing as its own indictment ".
You bet it would.
Also see:
The Local – Retrial declared in Sweden’s largest file-sharing case, January 8, 2008
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