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DVD-Ripping Man Dane Turns Self in to Prove Piracy Point

by Amar Toor on December 4, 2009 at 11:09 AM

Turning yourself into the police is never all that fun. Unless, that is, you're on a crusade to catch the government in a sticky web of legal contradiction.

A martyr man in Denmark is on such a holy mission to prove a point about the Danish government's legislation on anti-piracy. After unsuccessfully lobbying an anti-piracy group for a trial, Henrik Anderson has now taken the plunge and gone directly to the cops. The way Anderson sees it, Denmark's laws on copying DVDs are crazy inconsistent: one says that anyone can copy DVDs for non-commercial use, while another firmly states that no Dane can remove the DRM in order to do so. Confounded, he first went to a (lovably-titled) anti-piracy group called Antipiratgruppen to tell them he'd broken the law in ripping over 100 DVDs. The group said they'd get back to him, but never did -- probably because, according to Anderson, they don't care are terrified. "They are obviously aware that there will be an outrage if they reported me to the police," he told TorrentFreak. So he then did the unthinkable, and now, the Danish legal house of cards may soon collapse.

Dude's passionate about his cause, that's for sure. And though it's been like, years since we last studied the intricacies of Danish copyright law, at first glance, it seems that he might have a point. Though we probably wouldn't advise playing chicken with the government. Best case scenario? He becomes an icon for Danish DVD freedom fighters everywhere. Worst case scenario? Well... [From: TorrentFreak, via: BoingBoing]

Tags: antipiratgruppen, denmark, drm, top

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