First Criminal Conviction for File Sharing in Germany
by mbridges at 6/8/2004 1:44 pm
According to today's press release from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the first music file-sharer has been convicted by a German criminal court. The 23-year-old trainee from Cottbus, Germany, received a criminal fine for sharing several thousand songs via KaZaa in addition to a fine of EUR 8000 he must pay to the German music industry. 67 criminal proceedings against file swappers are still pending in Germany, and in Denmark, 17 individuals have agreed to pay compensation averaging EUR 3000 each. In the meantime, the Italian Parliament has passed one of the world's toughest laws aimed at fighting illegal file-sharing and other forms piracy, with prison time among the penalties.
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