Sweden Convicts First File-Sharer
 

A Swedish court has meted out the country's first conviction for using an online file-sharing network.

28-year-old Swede Andreas Bawer was found guilty of breaching copyright by distributing a Swedish movie online and fined 16,000 kronor (US$2,000). The verdict was welcomed by the entertainment industry as a step toward tougher enforcement of copyright laws.

In the past, Sweden has been criticised for being lax on online piracy and introduced a new law in July. This case relates to 2004, before the new law banning the downloading of copyrighted material came into effect.

Prior to the law, an estimated 900,000 Swedes regularly downloaded movies, games and music.

News source: ieXbeta
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