File-Sharer Can't Believe His Luck With $7 Per Track Fine
Found on TorrentFreak on Sunday, 20 February 2011
Last week a Swedish court held a file-sharing copyright infringement case of their own against a 26 year-old man. In 2010 he had been tracked by the IFPI sharing 44 music tracks on the Internet - 20 more than the 24 shared by Thomas-Rasset and 13 more than the 31 shared by Tenenbaum.
While Thomas-Rasset and Tenenbaum currently face damages of $62,500 and $2,177 per track respectively, the outcome for the Swedish 26 year-old is somewhat more realistic. Although the judge had originally requested an amount equivalent to around $45 per track, in the end that amount was reduced to just $7.
Now prepare to hear the music industry whine about Sweden not having any respect for hard working artists and its refusal to hand out a punishment less dramatic than the ones in the US.