đŸ”— Share this article Danish individual given suspended sentence for posting explicit film scenes on Reddit A Danish citizen has been found guilty of sharing sexually explicit segments from protected films and television shows on the online platform Reddit. Based on a law enforcement document reviewed by media outlets, the unnamed individual posted 347 video excerpts of nude scenes in a subreddit he moderated, which were then viewed 4.2 million-plus times. The country's authorities confirm he has been handed a seven-month suspended sentence for copyright infringement. Legal analysts say the defendant was charged under a rarely-used clause in Denmark's intellectual property legislation, with the court finding that by removing the scenes out of their original context, the man had harmed the artists' "moral rights". He has also been found guilty of sharing more than 25 TB of copyrighted digital content. From spring 2022 to mid-2023, the man known as "KlammereFyr" on Reddit posted adult scenes including over 100 actresses. He shared them in the forum he was a moderator of. Per the Danish copyright protection organization the Rights Alliance, his online community had more than 6,000 subscribers and users were encouraged to ask for clips of specific performers. In 2023, campaigners filed the case to the police on behalf of the impacted actors, filmmakers and production companies, which resulted in the forum being closed down. Andrea Vagn Jensen, among the performers whose explicit scenes were circulated in the community, explained to local broadcasters at the period she felt there was a distinction between appearing naked in a film and being shown on Reddit. The actress stated the posts amounted to "abuse". 'A significant message' The man was detained in September 2024 and pleaded culpable to the allegations recently. In a comment following the ruling, the head of the Rights Alliance Maria Fredenslund said the decision sent an "significant" message "indicating violations of creators' rights have consequences". The verdict is considered unprecedented in the country for its application of the "moral rights" clause of the national copyright law, which specifies an artist's creation cannot be used in a manner which violates their reputation. Copyright law specialist Dr Alina Trapova informed BBC News the case was "unusual" for its emphasis on the harm to the integrity of an artist, rather than to them financially. The extent to which the case could affect other countries is uncertain. But she said there may be "an increasing number of these actions" in the coming years with the growth of AI, where "the integrity of an individual's work might be compromised with greater ease".