Lithuania’s media watchdog has fined three people for using the torrenting site Linkomanija.net to download pirated films.
This is the first time that the Lithuanian Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) has punished someone for copyright infringements on the internet, it said on Wednesday.
According to the LRTK, it detected that an illegal copy of You Are My Diamond, a 2023 Lithuanian film, was made available on the torrenting site on 27 July.
The LRTK was recently given the power to enforce copyright and related rights by a new amendment to the Code of Administrative Offences that came into force on July 1.
Copyright infringements can be punished with fines of between 280 and 600 euros.
The LRTK also decided to fine Neringa FM for illegal distribution of music works on the website neringafm.lt.
The website was used to publish music without a licence agreement issued by AGATA, the Lithuanian Association of Related Rights.
These offenders were fined 140 euros each.
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