Thursday, September 1, 2016

Thousands of file-sharers revealed – could face a fine in the mail – Swedish Dagbladet

photo: William Stokstad / TT

Many Swedes continue engage in illegal file sharing, despite successful streaming services like Netflix and HBO. It is the copyright owner of several television series and movies that go to the ceiling and behind a new initiative – Dissemination Kollen – to hunt down and attach the file sharers.

In a few weeks, between 500 and 1 000 Swedes make a claim for damages in the mailbox that will be at 2 000 per film, according to the company. But that is only the beginning and more can get claims in the future.

– In Germany, this practice has been very successful. Sweden is unfortunately among the best in the world when it comes to unauthorized file-sharing. The entire cultural sector is damaged, the revenue decrease and may ultimately affect the productions that receive less funding, says Gordon Oden Bark, vice president at Gothia Debt Collection.

Behind Spread Kollen says debt collection company Gothia Debt Collection, which signed agreements including Scanbox, Noble Entertainment, Crystalis Entertainment and Atlantic. It’s all in the current situation of a total of 150 titles.

The “special software” to the IP addresses used to distribute movies and TV shows illegally on the network is identified and it is also possible to find out which ISP behind. Then Spread Kollen in court to require operators to give out personal information behind the different IP numbers. It allows one to send claims for damages even without a court order.

– We believe that this will be an important element in the fight against illegal file sharing, and that within a year will see a major decline, says Gordon Oden Bark.

An information campaign will also be launched on Youtube to spread the knowledge that it is illegal to download copyrighted material.

According to Oden Bark, the amount of the claim is likely to be increased – but it is unclear by how much.

– We start at a fairly low level and a low amount, but since it is a discussion of how it should look in the future. There must be a distinction between those who might thoughts into a single movie and those who do it all the time. It seems hard but this is a crime.

According to Mårten Schultz, Chairman of the Institute for Law and the Internet and professor of civil law at Stockholm University’s layup legally.

Yes, as you describe it. It is legal as long as they do not engage in hacking but use the legal tools available, he says to Swedish Television News.

Schultz is sympathetic to the initiative as long as the requirements made with opinion and that requires money to the right people and not send dunning letters to all households.

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