Dutch eDonkey site owners released

December 20, 2004

GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that over at the Register they are reporting that the
Dutch individuals arrested last week for offfering links to download copyrighted
materials have been released. The group shared thousands of movies and games not
to mention music through eDonkey and BitTorrent.

Dutch lobby organisation BREIN remains likely to start criminal procedures against the site owners. BREIN believes that warez group DVD Europe Team, which shares illegal copies of movies as soon as they are released in cinemas, is part of the group that hosted the files.

Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm, the Dutch
lawyer who successfully defended Kazaa against Dutch collecting rights
organisation Buma/Stemra, says BREIN does not have a case as linking to
files isn"t illegal in the Netherlands.

Well this is certainly interesting and we will be keeping
a close eye on this situation. Something tells me that even if it isn't illegal,
that this is not even close to being over. Stop by the Register and read the whole story and then give us your
thoughts.

Source: The Register