Sweden’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that broadband provider ePhone is obligated to hand over customer data to five audio book publishers. The ruling, which overturned an appeals court decision, means the first legal challenge under Sweden’s new anti-piracy law has ended in favour of copyright holders. The decision prohibits ePhone from destroying information about…
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Swedish court overturns ruling in audio book piracy case
The Local reports: Swedish broadband provider ePhone is not obligated to hand over customer information to five book publishers, according to a decision by the Svea Court of Appeal which overturns a lower court ruling. The case, which ePhone initially lost in June in Solna District Court, is significant because it is the first to…
Swedish ISP to appeal file sharing verdict
Swedish broadband provider Ephone has said it will appeal a controversial court ruling obliging it to hand over information about its customers to five publishers looking into copyright violations. The Solna District Court ruled that Ephone will face 750,000 kronor ($95,000) in fines if it fails to comply with the order to hand over information…
Publishers win anti-piracy law test case
In the first case tried since the passage of Sweden’s anti-file sharing law in April, an ISP has been told by a Swedish court it must hand over information about its customers to five publishers looking into copyright violations. If the company, broadband service provider Ephone, fails to comply with the order from the Solna…