Danish authorities have claimed two new victories in the ongoing battle against online piracy. A 46-year-old man, who allegedly uploaded content to the Danish torrent trackers “SuperBits” and “DanishBytes”, was sentenced to nine months in prison. The other defendant, a 48-year-old man, was linked to ‘The Scene’. He received a twelve-month sentence for hosting two servers and sharing pirated content in one of the most elusive piracy groups.
It’s the same logic where the US government would film agents smashing alcohol bottles and illegal distilleries during prohibition then playing the footage at movie theaters and such. It wasn’t about efficacy,it was about sending a message/keeping up appearances and hoping that it will scare other people away from doing it.