Lots of file-sharers across Sweden seem to be inspired by their flagship website – The Pirate Bay, going on to distribute files via BitTorrent protocol, in most cases unhindered and unconcerned by possible legal circumstances. However, for those who choose some other methods of downloading it may end up badly, because police has arrested another user for sharing large quantities of copyrighted content.
Swedish police continues to make relatively insignificant but regular attempts by arresting users they are able to prove are sharing large quantity of tracks all at once. Last Friday the police targeted another individual.
The police recently carried out another operation in central Sweden against, as they call it, a suspected “pirate network”. They were acting on a tipoff from IFPI, a record industry group, when carried out the raid in the Ostersund region. There they arrested an individual suspected of sharing about 6,000 songs in the Internet.
Henrik Rasmussen, a prosecutor, confirmed that the police have received a warning from the record industry’s association. The information provided to them led to an address outside Ostersund, where they made a seizure of computer media. At the same time he suggested that the arrested user confessed to his activities.
The prosecutor admits that the offense can result in a jail sentence. However, going on earlier cases, the court might hand down a suspended sentence or fines.
Over the last years Sweden has perhaps generated more news regarding file-sharing than any other country in the world. Thanks to the activities of The Pirate Bay and Piratbyran, this country with population of less than 10 million has consistently punched above its weight.
Despite the attempts made by copyright holders, Swedish file-sharers continue their activities, even in the face of tighter laws, and the number of subscribers using BitTorrent networks is still increasing. However, people who prefer shared-folder type file-sharing methods might be in danger, like the user arrested in Ostersund. The latter was using Direct Connect to share content, and it’s quite easy to prove large scale violation against Direct Connect users, while proving the same against BitTorrent users is not. That’s the reason why BitTorrent users usually escape police attention.
Swedish police continues to make relatively insignificant but regular attempts by arresting users they are able to prove are sharing large quantity of tracks all at once. Last Friday the police targeted another individual.
The police recently carried out another operation in central Sweden against, as they call it, a suspected “pirate network”. They were acting on a tipoff from IFPI, a record industry group, when carried out the raid in the Ostersund region. There they arrested an individual suspected of sharing about 6,000 songs in the Internet.
Henrik Rasmussen, a prosecutor, confirmed that the police have received a warning from the record industry’s association. The information provided to them led to an address outside Ostersund, where they made a seizure of computer media. At the same time he suggested that the arrested user confessed to his activities.
The prosecutor admits that the offense can result in a jail sentence. However, going on earlier cases, the court might hand down a suspended sentence or fines.
Over the last years Sweden has perhaps generated more news regarding file-sharing than any other country in the world. Thanks to the activities of The Pirate Bay and Piratbyran, this country with population of less than 10 million has consistently punched above its weight.
Despite the attempts made by copyright holders, Swedish file-sharers continue their activities, even in the face of tighter laws, and the number of subscribers using BitTorrent networks is still increasing. However, people who prefer shared-folder type file-sharing methods might be in danger, like the user arrested in Ostersund. The latter was using Direct Connect to share content, and it’s quite easy to prove large scale violation against Direct Connect users, while proving the same against BitTorrent users is not. That’s the reason why BitTorrent users usually escape police attention.
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