Copyright trolls send police after 9 year old girl

[sonic]

Copyright trolling is getting out of hand in all corners of the globe...

Police Raid 9-Year-Old Pirate Bay Girl, Confiscate Winnie The Pooh Laptop (https://torrentfreak.com/police-raid-9-year-old-pirate-bay-girl-confiscate-winnie-the-pooh-laptop-121122/)

An anti-piracy company has found itself in the middle of a huge controversy. CIAPC, the company that had The Pirate Bay blocked by ISPs in Finland, tracked an alleged file-sharer and demanded a cash settlement. However, the Internet account holder refused to pay which escalated things to an unprecedented level. In response, this week police raided the home of the 9-year-old suspect and confiscated her Winnie the Pooh laptop.

[Trane]

Fuck, if we were on the 1st of April, I wouldn't think twice about this story

[moecurlythanu]

Book 'er, Danno!

[sonic]

A new kind of fascism is taking Europe by storm ... or is it the new mob? Whatever the case they appear to be winning:


Father Of Raided 9-Year-Old Pirate Bay Girl Settles Case For 300 Euros
(https://torrentfreak.com/father-of-raided-9-year-old-pirate-bay-girl-settles-case-for-300-euros-121129/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak% 29)The story in Finland of a 9-year-old girl raided by the police over a single music download has come to a head-spinning end. Despite criticizing the heavy handedness of the authorities and describing an anti-piracy group’s demands for cash settlement as “mafia-like”, the father of the child has chosen to pay up to make possible legal action go away. Anti-piracy group CIAPC says it is happy with the 300 euro cash payment.

[Gruno]

She should be ashamed of herself!

[sonic]

She should be ashamed of herself!
I hope you're joking. Look at the big picture. This is a case of extortion because of an alleged mistake made by a 9 year old girl, not a story of justice carried out in a court of law.

[Gruno]

It was a joke.

[sonic]

It was a joke.
I thought it might be, but without a smiley or something it's difficult to tell on the net. :)

[Crystal Plumage]

It's not a joke. The father paid 300 Euros (instead of the 600 Euro charge) to get the laptop back.. The artist the girl was "stealing" from is named Chisu. Apparently (as I haven't taken time to translate it all) here's the full discussion:
https://www.facebook.com/chisuofficial/posts/463066480402164

[markedd]

copyright trolling is the real issue and is needed to discussed at all levels.
The story is interesting and I want to just say thanks for sharing.

[Mister Triscuits]

Nobody is addressing the really important issue here: what the heck is a "Winnie the Pooh laptop"? (And where do I get one?)