Denmark issues "landmark" prison sentences to notorious piracy group member and one other

In a nutshell: Courts in Denmark have convicted two unnamed men in an ongoing crackdown on digital piracy. One received a nine-month prison sentence for uploading massive amounts of pirated content to Danish torrent trackers. The court sentenced the other to a year for his involvement in the notorious piracy group 'The Scene.' The first conviction involved a "46-year-old man," who shared 74 terabytes of copyrighted movies and TV shows through torrent sites SuperBits and DanishBytes. Torrent Freak reports that a Hillerød court sentenced him to nine months in prison, with at least three months served before parole eligibility. The judge also ordered the man to complete 120 hours of community service. His specific role within the torrent sites is unclear, but authorities said his contribution to piracy was "substantial." In a separate case, a Nykøbing Falstercourt court sentenced a 48-year-old man to prison for 12 months, with a mandatory minimum of four. The court found him guilty of h ... Read full article.