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Two Swedes arrested for copyright infringement

4 April 2009 19:55 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 6 comments

Swedish authorities have arrested two men in southern Sweden for alleged copyright infringement after their apartments were raided in Sk�vde.

Prosecutors believe the men are part of a much larger international network of pirates that have upload hundreds of films to the Internet.

At the same time, raids occurred in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain.

"The suspects are at the inner core of organized pirates within the so-called Scene, which systematically steals films and distributes them on the internet," said Henrik Pont�n, a lawyer for the Anti-Piracy Agency (Antipiratbyr�n).

"The Swedes have been at the head of the ring and the most important cells of the group's infrastructure have been located in Sweden," he concluded.

Prosecutor Fredrik Ingblad added: "We are dealing with a large number of films that have been made available. I am not at liberty to divulge exactly how many."

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Lothros (Junior Member) 4 April 2009 20:19
Yay! Glad to see money is spent catching those evil nasty file sharers while rapists and child molesters get out early (if indeed they are ever caught). [ + quote]
DXR88 (Senior Member) 4 April 2009 21:22
*Quote:* Prosecutors believe the men are part of a much larger international network of pirates that have upload hundreds of films to the Internet. thats the problem this days, you can believe whatever you want, doesn't mean they are. *Quote:* The suspects are at the inner core of organized pirates within the so-called Scene, which systematically steals films and distributes them on the internet. good lord almost like your stolen version of Office. [ + quote]
bangor09 (Newbie) 5 April 2009 3:57
*Originally posted by Lothros:* Yay! Glad to see money is spent catching those evil nasty file sharers while rapists and child molesters get out early (if indeed they are ever caught). Not to mention Gangbangers who kill more innocent people on drive-by's and never get caught, real terrorist that actually KILL people and tons other criminals that are not so bad compared to those evil file sharers!!! [ + quote]
ZippyDSM (AfterDawn Addict) 5 April 2009 8:39
Whats next raiding peoples hom,es that upload the stuff they made because they don't have the proper paper work? [ + quote]
dbminter (Member) 9 April 2009 15:08
*Quote:* Prosecutor Fredrik Ingblad added: "We are dealing with a large number of films that have been made available. I am not at liberty to divulge exactly how many." 3. Not, wait. 5! [ + quote]
davidrose (Member) 11 April 2009 4:28
*Quote:* At the same time, raids occurred in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain. Hold on SOMEONES at the door.. Lothros good point. [ + quote]