IPRED 2, Pirates 0 as cops arrest two Swedes
While most of you responded that laws like IPRED won’t stop you from downloading whatever it is you download from torrent trackers, you may change your minds if Swedish law enforcement agencies keep doing what they’re doing.
Two arrests have been made in connection with Operation Carbonite, an cooperative effort involving law enforcement agencies from the US, UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden.
It’s likely that the investigation into the two men’s alleged file sharing activities concluded prior to April 1st as TorrentFreak speculates. Authorities may have delayed the arrest until IPRED went into effect in an attempt to impact the severity of their punishment.
Bear in mind that the defendants also were found in possession of a high end computer dedicated to decoding and ripping movies, so we’re not exactly talking about John A. Downloader in this case.
Whether or not arrests will be pursued for more run-of-the-mill file sharers remains to be seen, though the expense and time involved in prosecuting someone who is simply torrenting music or software probably isn’t worth it – as the RIAA has found out on a number of occasions.
Of course, the two Swedes still have to be found guilty and there’s still no guarantee the court-ordered log files from an ISP will prove helpful in securing a conviction.
