The Danish government continues its attacks against torrent file-sharing sites and their users.
For several months, Denmark intensifies its fight against illegal downloads. Although peer-to-peer file-sharing platforms in this country are closing after condemnations and complaints filed by the Danish rights holders' organization, the habit of downloading and sharing pirated content remains tenacious. In fact, the closure of one of these illegal platforms is quickly followed by the emergence of a site offering an equivalent service. The closure of Danishbits in 2020, for example, only increased the popularity of another private tracker, Aasgard, which received several million visitors a day.
Far from giving up in this endless fight, the Danish justice system and the Danish association for the defense of rights holders are increasing the pressure on the private torrent tracker administrators and their users. On its website, RettighedsAlliancen announces that โthanks to NSK's persistent efforts against the Danish practice of file sharing, several administrators, file providers and Users of these now closed services will appear in court.and in recent years.โ
This country sentences users of illegal download platforms to prison
A 37-year-old Danish citizen has just been sentenced to Six months of suspended prison and a fine of about 1,300 euros to share and download several hundred files. The owners of intellectual rights do not hide it, โthis ruling contributes to give examples to users of file sharing services and similarities with the DanishBytes caseโ, after which a 35-year-old man was sentenced to the same sentence.
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In a press release, the National Special Crimes Unit, which handles financial and cyber crime cases, the special prosecutor announces the color : โI am satisfied with the verdict, which is based on solid investigative work. This verdict sends a clear signal for all file sharers : Illegal exchange of filmsMusic and other copyrighted content can have serious consequences.
