MPAA Accused Of Tampering With Evidence In Key Copyright Case In Finland2013-04-30 09:53 by DanielaTags: MPAA
A senior MPAA executive in Finland tampered with evidence in "an apparent attempt to hide the identity of one of their spies," reported Torrent Freak. Six men had been accused of running a piracy "topsite;" this was "Finland's largest ever Internet piracy case" and it "ended with four men being found guilty of copyright infringement and two being exonerated." The tampered evidence came out when an expert investigator was on the stand, and showed some video of his investigation. However, the defense pointed out that the username in the video did not match up with the relevant entry in the logfile, at which point it was revealed that the MPAA exec had tampered with the evidence in an attempt to cover the tracks of the "user" who was a part of the investigation. Defense attorney Herkko Hietanen said:
However, the four men who were found guilty escaped with suspended jail sentences. The six million euros ( $7,857,600) in damages claimed by the rightsholders was reduced to just 45,000 euros, which is equal to $58,932. Read more -here-
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