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First Swede Convicted For File-Sharing Now Cleared

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the search-me dept.

Caine writes, "A 29-year old Swede, who was the first to be convicted under last year's new file-sharing laws, has been cleared on appeal. The court of appeal did not consider the screen dumps provided by the Antipiracy Bureau enough evidence to be able to convict the man. Since the crime does not carry a high enough punishment under Swedish law to allow for a search of the defendant's house, this means it will be virtually impossible to prove file-sharing crimes in the future."

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  1. I'm off to Sweden by Chris_Jefferson · · Score: 4, Funny

    I went to Upsalla (sp?) in Sweden on holiday a few years ago. The people were nice, the food was great, everywhere was clean and the women were attractive. Now I can also do all the filesharing I want to? I'm moving.

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    1. Re:I'm off to Sweden by a_nonamiss · · Score: 4, Funny

      Unfortunately, I don't think it's that easy to move to Sweden, especially if you don't speak Swedish. I guess I'll have to pull out all those old Muppet Show tapes and start learning...

      Ungersh veer hurne, a-gede hu genish gadoo. Yay bursht der horne bersh ter mmmm BORK BORK BORK!

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  2. Screen dumps inadmissable? by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean, despite all that time I spent in MS Paint doctoring screenshots of eMule so the title bar reads "Roy's Internets" and changing the files-in-progress to read "Roy's stealing stoled Metallica musics" and "Star Wars that Roy didn't pay moneys for," my work is now pointless? Damn, I'll never get those three minutes back, and will just have to find some other way to get Roy thrown in jail.

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  3. Re:FUCK! by Jedi+Alec · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bring it on....we'll smother the troops in 6 foot tall blondes.

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  4. Wait a second... by ZachPruckowski · · Score: 5, Funny

    You need evidence to convict someone of filesharing? I thought the big companies just pick a name out of the phone book, and then you're guilty even if you are dead, don't own a computer, can't spell "Limewire" and used to live atop Pike's Peak.

  5. The ads on TFA say it all by ronanbear · · Score: 4, Funny
    Cheap flights to Sweden

    Learn Swedish for free

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  6. Re:Heh by Jugalator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Avoiding sending police in... Coming up next from the Antipiracy Bureau:

    Hot spy babes trying to become girlfriends to Pirate Bay geeks and get into their rooms!

    Silicon boobs funded by the RIAA! :-o

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