A bunch of filesharing rogues in Iceland were convicted of their wrongdoings last week. Each of the nine convicted had been using the DC++ filesharing website for sharing music and movies. DC++ is a filesharing service used by hordes of Icelanders, so it’s anyone’s guess how many more convictions there will be.
Those poor Icelanders. They spend their windows in darkness, freezing cold, just wanting to get a few tunes. Now they will likely think twice before turning to the filesharing networks.
Bjarki Magnússon was given a 30-day provisional sentence because he established a filesharing portal. The rest of them got a couple of years on probation. $39,000 in legal fees also have to covered.
Snaebjörn Steingrímsson, chairman of the Association of Film Right-Holders in Iceland and opponent of filesharing, was outraged at how lenient the sentences were, citing that filesharing is a serious offense and should be treated as such in a court of law.
Evidently scared of being punished for getting their free music downloads, Iceland’s net traffic has dipped 40% while high-profile raids and court cases have been going on.
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