Submission + - Small-scale file sharers in Sweden "immune"
t-n_dmkr writes: A verdict today in the Appeal Court in Gothenburg, makes small-scale file sharers "immune". The 45-year old man who was accused of sharing four music files on DC++, was fined 20000SEK (~2000), instead of the prison sentence the prosecutor had demanded, which means that the police are not permitted to demand details of the addresses behind IP addresses and cannot carry out house searches.
The small-scale file sharers can now only be convicted if they go to the police and turn themselves in. Only if the file sharer could get a prison sentence are the police allowed to take further action.
The article in english. An article in swedish, another article in swedish.
The small-scale file sharers can now only be convicted if they go to the police and turn themselves in. Only if the file sharer could get a prison sentence are the police allowed to take further action.
The article in english. An article in swedish, another article in swedish.