A Greek man recently received a hefty prison sentence and fine for running a long-defunct torrenting site. The 59-year-old ran a website, P2Planet, that contained over 14,000 torrent file links from 2011 to 2014, and was thus sentenced to five years in prison and a €10,000 fine, plus €1,800 in court fines.
The Single-Member Criminal Court of Appeal of Piraeus found that the 59-year-old was liable for involvement in the site, denying the appeal of his charges originally handed down years prior. The appeals court then handcuffed the man and carted him immediately to serve his prison sentence, deciding that his appeals process should not have a suspensive effect, drawing loud gasps from the courtroom.
