First Swede convicted for file-sharing now cleared

Caine writes: A 29-year old Swede, who was the first to be convicted under last years new file-sharing laws, have been cleared by a higher instance. The Svea court of appeal did not consider the screen dumps provided by the Antipiracy Bureau enough evidence to be able to convict the man. Since the crime does not carry a high enough punishment under Swedish law to allow for a search of the defendant's house, this means it will be virtually impossible to prove file-sharing crimes in the future.