Dutch FilmWorks threatens stiff fines for illegal downloads from this autumn
Dutch NewsPeople who illegally download films face fines and prosecution from this autumn from film distributor Dutch FilmWorks. Dutch FilmWorks, which has distributed films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Bad Moms and Soof 2, warns that BitTorrent does not protect the privacy of uploaders or downloaders. But Ziggo told NOS that it would only do this in response to a judge, and KPN would only concur for a “strong demand, usually a court order.” Research group Telecompaper suggests that free downloading for video and music has fallen sharply from 40% of Dutch people in 2013, to around a quarter this year, but DFW still claims that hundreds of thousands watched films like Bad Moms and Mechanic: Resurrection without paying. Rejo Zenger, from Bits of Freedom privacy organisation, added to NOS: “It would be better if Dutch Filmworks improved the legal offering.
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