Andre Yoskowitz
4 Apr 2009 19:55
Swedish authorities have arrested two men in southern Sweden for alleged copyright infringement after their apartments were raided in Skövde.
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 Pontén, a lawyer for the Anti-Piracy Agency (Antipiratbyrån).
"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."