The Norwegian computer engineering student who created a long closed down website called Napster.no, which gave a directory of links to free MP3 versions of copyrighted music, has been fined 100,000 kroner (£8400) by the Supreme Court for copyright violation. The site itself was closed down in Nov
2001, but its creator fought a long legal battle maintaining his innocence on the grounds he didn't actually host the free
MP3s on his server, rather he provided links to other servers hosting the free music supplies. Ultimately the courts didn't accept that plea.