THE MAN LET PEOPLE DOWNLOAD MOVIES. HE FACES UP TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON

A 35-year-old man from region of Pardubice suspected by police of downloading 1 408 films and making them available for free distribution faces up to eight years in prison. He is said to have caused nearly CZK 60 million in damages to copyright owners.

According to the police, the man downloaded films from a data file repository, which he then made available for further download to people so they could obtain copies of them. "They could not only watch them repeatedly, but also dispose of them in other ways, such as making them available to other people," police spokeswoman Dita Holečková said.

Police officers began investigating the case in 2021, when they identified the man and searched his home. They seized computer equipment, data carriers and recording equipment.

"Subsequently, we had expert reports drawn up in the field of cybernetics and the field of patents and inventions, economics," Holečková said.

The man is charged with criminal offences of copyright infringement, copyright-related rights and database rights.

Source: novinky.cz