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Swedish agency continues clampdown on illegal file-sharing

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:04:00 +0100

Following a visit by officials from Sweden’s Anti-Piracy Agency (APB), management at an IT-company agreed to shut down several servers suspected of use in illegal file-sharing.

Swedes offered 500,000 kronor to turn in software pirates

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:49:00 +0200

Informing the authorities about the use of illegal computer programs has just become very profitable in Sweden: passing on information about an organisation which uses pirated software could earn an informant up to half a million kronor.

Swedes face massive fines for sharing songs online

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:21:00 +0100

The organisation representing record companies in Sweden has reported fifteen Swedes accused of file sharing to the police as part of a worldwide campaign.

Sollentuna man fined for file sharing

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 18:54:00 +0100

A 27 year old man was fined 17,600 kronor on Wednesday by Sollentuna district court for having made the film "The third wave" available on the internet.

Swedish music industry joins file sharing battle

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:20:00 +0200

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File sharing trial closes in confusion

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:26:00 +0200

Sweden's first trial concerning illegal file sharing closed on Tuesday having thrown up more questions than answers.

Swedish file sharing test case begins

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:13:00 +0200

A 28 year old from Västerås will make Swedish IT history on Tuesday as the first person to be tried for file sharing. The outcome of the case will have a great impact on Sweden's battle between determined file sharers and the anti-piracy organisation, Antipiratbyrå, (APB).

MP3 company rejects copyright charge

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 13:09:00 +0200

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Software piracy rife in public authorities

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 13:24:00 +0200

Two senior figures in Sweden's computer industry have claimed in a national newspaper that the country's public organisations illegally copy computer software.

Anti-piracy group broke Swedish data laws

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:49:00 +0200

Sweden's anti-piracy group, Antipiratbyrån (APB), broke the personal data act in its hunt for illegal file-sharers, the country's Data Inspection Board has ruled.

200 Swedish file-sharers reported to the police

Sat, 04 Jun 2005 21:41:00 +0200

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Illegal downloaders to face damages claims

Thu, 26 May 2005 10:50:00 +0200

Sweden on Wednesday passed a law banning the sharing of copyrighted material on the Internet without payment of royalties, in a bid to crack down on free downloading of music, films and computer games.

Justice minister threatens to ban CD "copy protection"

Thu, 19 May 2005 14:12:00 +0200

Sweden's justice minister, Thomas Bodström, has called for record companies to stop copy-protecting CDs. In a move which will stoke up the country's increasingly heated copyright protection debate, Bodström has said that if the industry continues to put blocking technology on new music CDs, the government will make it illegal.

File sharers call for film industry boycott

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:06:00 +0200

The largest Swedish sites for file sharing of films - Pirate Bureau, Networks United and The Pirate Bay are demanding a total boycott of the Swedish film industry.

Swedish pop stars unite against illegal downloading

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:24:00 +0200

Over a hundred of Sweden's best-known pop artists have signed an open letter protesting against the illegal downloading of their music. "We do not want to be robbed," they said in the letter, which was distributed by the Swedish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Swedish anti-piracy enemies "bury the hatchet"

Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:02:00 +0200

The public feud between Sweden's anti-piracy group, Antipiratbyrån (APB), and internet service provider Bahnhof has fizzled out after both organisations agreed to stop legal actions against each other.

First Swede prosecuted for sharing files on net

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:47:00 +0100

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Anti-piracy office accused of piracy

Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:16:00 +0100

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Swedish anti-piracy web site hacked after ISP raid

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:07:00 +0100

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