🔗 Share this article Danish man receives deferred sentence for posting explicit movie clips on Reddit A Denmark-based man has been found guilty of uploading nude scenes from protected movies and television shows on the online site Reddit. According to a police report reviewed by BBC News, the anonymous individual shared 347 clips of nude scenes in a Reddit group he moderated, which were then watched 4.2 million times. Danish authorities state he has been given a seven-month deferred sentence for copyright infringement. Experts say the defendant was charged under a seldom-invoked clause in Danish intellectual property legislation, with the judge ruling that by removing the footage out of their intended setting, the man had harmed the artists' "moral rights". He has also been convicted of sharing more than 25 TB of protected data. From March 2022 to mid-2023, the user using the alias "KlammereFyr" on Reddit uploaded adult clips including over 100 female performers. He shared them in the subreddit he was a administrator of. Per the Danish copyright protection group the Rights Alliance, his online community had more than 6,000 members and participants were encouraged to ask for clips of particular performers. In 2023, campaigners reported the incident to the police on behalf of the affected artists, filmmakers and production companies, which led to the forum being closed down. One actress, among the actresses whose nude content were shared in the community, explained to Danish broadcasters at the time she believed there was a distinction between being seen naked in a movie and appearing on Reddit. The actress stated the posts amounted to "exploitation". 'A significant signal' The defendant was detained in September 2024 and admitted guilty to the allegations last month. In a comment after the ruling, the head of the Rights Alliance Maria Fredenslund said the outcome sent an "significant" message "that infringements of creators' entitlements have consequences". The ruling is considered unique in Denmark for its application of the "ethical protections" section of the national copyright law, which states an artist's creation cannot be utilized in a way which infringes upon their reputation. Intellectual property expert a legal scholar told the media the case was "rare" for its emphasis on the damage to the dignity of an performer, rather than to them economically. How the ruling could affect other countries is uncertain. But she added there may be "more and more of these actions" in the coming years with the growth of artificial intelligence, where "the integrity of one's work might be tempered with much more easily".