Swedish man convicted of filesharing
More filesharing news from Sweden this week. A 31-year-old man was found guilty of filesharing copyrighted material, but he escaped jail, instead receiving a heavy fine.
The man was initially accused of uploading 23,000 tracks to filesharing network Direct Connect, but the charges were eventually reduced to just 4,500 tracks.
The man was also accused of uploading 30 movies to the same filesharing network. The prosecution sought to have the man thrown in jail, but the judge in the case decided otherwise.
The fine for the man’s filesharing antics came to about $10,000, including court fees. The court actually suggested that the music industry must start taking some of the blame for the current filesharing problems.
Sweden is home to the Pirate Bay and is a country that often hits headlines for filesharing news. Whether or not this ruling will have any impact remains to be seen.
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Posted on 5 May 2008 by mike in Filesharing