A CoS press release signed by Warren McShame was forwarded to Karin today, claiming that I was convicted in Sweden to the highest fine allowed by the law and a suspended sentence for copyright infringement back in 1996. The press release is dated June 13.
I know that prosecution against me has been in the making, but I have no idea about any actual court case, let alone conviction. If indeed there has been a hearing in my absence and without my knowledge, the outcome of it is null and void anyway.
What's strange about that this press release, is that was published in a mailing list, but doesn't seem to have been published on ars.
Neither could I find anything on the subject searching the major Swedish newspaper websites. Thus, the press release might be correct, but it might also be a hoax.
Has anybody heard anything?
I'll phone the court tomorrow and find out for sure, so don't bother investigating. I'm just wondering if anyone knows anything about this already.
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