PastTense
09-01-2011, 04:24 PM
Horrific: Two Years, Heavy Fine For 60-Year-Old Music File Sharer31
Today, the verdict was announced in the case of Uppsala, Sweden, where a 60-year-old had shared 2,880 music tracks on a DirectConnect hub. The man was sentenced to two years of conditional jail, and fined for 40 days’ worth of his income (day fine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-fine)).
Two years in jail is the maximum sentence under Swedish law for ignoring the distribution monopoly on culture. Swedish Public Radio reports (http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=1646&artikel=4672142) on the verdict (in Swedish). This is just insane beyond words.
http://falkvinge.net/2011/08/31/horrific-two-years-heavy-fine-for-60-year-old-music-file-sharer/
Today, the verdict was announced in the case of Uppsala, Sweden, where a 60-year-old had shared 2,880 music tracks on a DirectConnect hub. The man was sentenced to two years of conditional jail, and fined for 40 days’ worth of his income (day fine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day-fine)).
Two years in jail is the maximum sentence under Swedish law for ignoring the distribution monopoly on culture. Swedish Public Radio reports (http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=1646&artikel=4672142) on the verdict (in Swedish). This is just insane beyond words.
http://falkvinge.net/2011/08/31/horrific-two-years-heavy-fine-for-60-year-old-music-file-sharer/