For the first time in Greece, the distribution of files via torrent. On Thursday 29/5/2025 the Piraeus Criminal Court of Appeals imposed 5 -year sentencea fine of 10,000 euros, as well as 1,800 euros for costs, at the expense of a 59 -year -old Greek who was found guilty of involvement his in his case illegal website p2planet.net. In fact, the court ruled that the appeal should not be suspended, so that the convicted person was taken immediately to prisons.
The police operation was carried out by the Financial Police and Cybercrime Prosecution for the termination of the site. The website www.p2planet.net had About 14,000 Torrent -type fileswhich contained Information to identify and transform large digital file such as movies, music and software. Users utilized programs such as Azureus, MTorrent and UTorrent, which use the BitTorrent protocol.
In fact, from the details presented in the courtroom, the Website numbered 44,342 registered memberswhich demonstrates his great appeal.
The court ruled that the appeal is not inhibitory in nature, As a result, the convicted person was immediately brought to prisons, as recently in the case of a corresponding case in Larissa. This decision shows that involvement in digital content of illegal divisions is now rigorously treated for all those involved
What many end users ignore is that when using Torrent programs, They are not just ‘recipients’ of content, but at the same time ‘distributors’. The Bittorrent Protocol is based on the principle of collective divisions: Every user who downloads a file at the same time uploads and shares it to other users of the network. In fact, users are actively contributing to the dispersion of protected material, which makes them before the law. Simple use of a torrent client can involve a citizen in illegal intellectual protected distribution activities, even if he himself believed that it was just a ”passive »viewer. With the new legislative framework, in addition to criminal implications, there are significant penalties for thousands of euros.
It is worth noting that the authorities are now taking the case more and more seriously the case of online piracy, with justice sending Clear message of zero tolerance and complete application of legislation.
Source: Skai
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