Sweden’s 1st file sharing case
p2p news / p2pnet:- A 28-year-old man said to have had the Swedish film Hip Hip Hora on his computer has the honour of becoming the country’s first official Organized Music victim.
He’s scheduled to make a court appearance, today, for alleged copyright infringement and, “The outcome of the case will have a great impact on Sweden’s battle between determined file sharers and the anti-piracy organisation, Antipiratbyrå, (APB),” says The Local.
If he’s fined, it’ll mean Swedish police, “cannot in future raid homes or request information from internet service providers about customers suspected of file sharing,” says the story
But a suspended sentence, “would deem the crime serious enough to justify more active police involvement,” it says.
The Big Four record label cartel, EMI Group, Vivendi Universal, Warner Music and Sony BMG, claim the man shared 27 films but is only testing the legal waters with this case, says the story.
Their victim admits having downloaded the film but says he didn’t distribute it online.
"If he is just given a fine, we’ll take more films next time," an APB hack is quoted as saying, “suggesting that more films would mean more fines, justifying the cost of an investigation”.
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The Local – Swedish file sharing test case begins, October 10, 2005
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