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The founder of a site that provided fan-created subtitles has lost his appeal against a conviction for copyright infringement. In 2017 a Swedish court found that the unauthorized distribution of movie subtitles is a crime, sentencing the then 32-year-old to probation and a fine. The Court of Appeal has now largely upheld that earlier verdict.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 26 2018, @07:41PM
There's a long history of you small people taking what isn't yours.
Naturally, then, corporations have learned that they must have a zero-tolerance policy with regard to their assets; if you don't have an explicit deal with them, then you should fuck off and leave their content alone.
I'm not saying that's the way it should be, but there is the explanation.