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28 Mar 08

Iceland’s Largest BitTorrent Tracker Wins in Court | TorrentFreak

However, justice works swifter in Iceland than it does in the US, and after only 4 months, the case has been to court.

The decision, however, was as surprising as it was swift. Instead of deciding for or against the defendants, the court simply dismissed the case. It is likely, however, that the plaintiffs will appeal the decision to the Icelandic ‘Supreme Court’ (Hæstiréttur).

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The verdict, (available in Icelandic here) seems to hinge on the fact that under Icelandic laws,
searching for files, or providing accessibility to them, is legal, as long as
the files provided by the service are not themselves copyrighted. Torrent files,
are not themselves copyrighted, but are instead metadata – data about data-
describing copyrighted material, as indeed are reviews.

Svavar Lúthersson, owner of torrents.is, told TorrentFreak in a response to
the court ruling “I’m very glad they came to this decision although it came as a
surprise for myself and the plaintiffs. I will have to consult with my lawyer as
to what this decision means regarding the preliminary injunction but currently
it’s still in effect.”