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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @02:18AM (2 children)
I don't believe Sweden has a "fair use" exception.
(Score: 2) by Pino P on Tuesday March 27 2018, @01:44PM
In countries without a fair use exemption, how do movie reviews get published? Wouldn't the brief summary of a movie's plot in a review of said movie be a "derivative work" of said movie?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 27 2018, @05:47PM
> I don't believe Sweden has a "fair use" exception.
Don't know about Sweden, however...
Fair use is NOT an exception; fair use is a right, and copyright is an exception.