Henrik Rasmusson, a senior public prosecutor of Sweden, believes that in case of more file-sharing lawsuits are filed to the courts, and the cases prove to be indeed a very serious problem for the entire society (like was reasoned in the case with the Svea Court of Appeal), convicted file-sharers will more often face a jail sentence.
After Sweden’s Svea Court of Appeal having reaffirmed the previous convictions of 3 of The Pirate Bay’s co-founders for the facilitation of copyright violation, a senior public prosecutor for the country Henrik Rasmusson came to conclusion that illegal file-sharers should be convicted to jail sentences more often.
As you might remember, the appeal of the TPB’s co-owners resulted in their conviction, with the court meting out the length of jail terms for them in accordance with their level of involvement in operating the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay. For example, Fredrik Neij received a 10 month jail time, while Peter Sunde got only 8 months prison sentence, and Carl Lundström faced 4 months conviction. As for the 4th co-founder of The Pirate Bay, Gottrid Svartholm Warg, he didn’t participate in the trial because of illness. Nevertheless, his individual case will be heard later, and he will most likely face prison time like his fellows.
Rasmusson said to press that the court made a huge step in the issue of illegal file-sharing when reasoned that such activity had become a very serious society problem. Consequently, future sentences will undoubtedly be impacted by this precedent. His logic is clear: if there are more cases of illicit file-sharing, the Swedish courts can start reasoning in the same manner as the Svea Court of Appeal that it represents a serious problem for the entire society, which will more often cause convictions to a prison time.
Meanwhile, the co-founders of The Pirate Bay don’t feel bad for the conviction, as it was decided from the very beginning that the case will move up to the Swedish Supreme Court, where it is highly expected to wind up. However, the hearing will not be scheduled in the near future, and the file-sharers accused of copyright infringement might already feel the effect of the TPB’s case.
After Sweden’s Svea Court of Appeal having reaffirmed the previous convictions of 3 of The Pirate Bay’s co-founders for the facilitation of copyright violation, a senior public prosecutor for the country Henrik Rasmusson came to conclusion that illegal file-sharers should be convicted to jail sentences more often.
As you might remember, the appeal of the TPB’s co-owners resulted in their conviction, with the court meting out the length of jail terms for them in accordance with their level of involvement in operating the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay. For example, Fredrik Neij received a 10 month jail time, while Peter Sunde got only 8 months prison sentence, and Carl Lundström faced 4 months conviction. As for the 4th co-founder of The Pirate Bay, Gottrid Svartholm Warg, he didn’t participate in the trial because of illness. Nevertheless, his individual case will be heard later, and he will most likely face prison time like his fellows.
Rasmusson said to press that the court made a huge step in the issue of illegal file-sharing when reasoned that such activity had become a very serious society problem. Consequently, future sentences will undoubtedly be impacted by this precedent. His logic is clear: if there are more cases of illicit file-sharing, the Swedish courts can start reasoning in the same manner as the Svea Court of Appeal that it represents a serious problem for the entire society, which will more often cause convictions to a prison time.
Meanwhile, the co-founders of The Pirate Bay don’t feel bad for the conviction, as it was decided from the very beginning that the case will move up to the Swedish Supreme Court, where it is highly expected to wind up. However, the hearing will not be scheduled in the near future, and the file-sharers accused of copyright infringement might already feel the effect of the TPB’s case.
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