Copyright extortion letters

The unpleasant practice of sending extortion letters to file sharers / downloaders seems to be spreading. The latest example is Sweden. And it all seems to be loosely built on the German model.

Here are  few links describing what’s going on in Germany:
• File Sharing infringements in Germany »
• Germany offers frightening glimpse at copyright trumping privacy »
• Your Digital Rights in Germany »
• Advice on the copyright infringement warning letter from Fareds »

Author: HAX

Henrik “HAX” Alexandersson is a Swedish writer, thinker and political evangelist. Between 2009 and 2014 he worked in the European Parliament for the Swedish Pirate Party.

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