A court in Norway has convicted and sentenced a man for sharing 60,000 copyrighted music files. The file sharer was making the music available via his employer's (presumably well overloaded) server. It is the first time the Norwegian courts have convicted someone for this crime. Record industry officials have indicated they may well now launch civil proceedings against the man.
Jun 2, 2005
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Norway courts convict serious file sharer
A Norwegian court has convicted a man for sharing 60,000 copyrighted music files via his employer's server, the first such conviction in Norway.