Is it legal to download pirated movies in Denmark?
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Legal position
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The Danish Ministry of Culture says it is never permitted to download a film that has been put on the internet without the rights holder's permission, even for personal use.
Conditions
What would need to be true
Downloading is lawful only where the rights holder has authorised the download, including personal-use downloads from authorised services.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
Personal-use downloading does not excuse downloads from an unauthorised source.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
The Ministry says unlawful downloading can lead to criminal and or damages liability if the user knew or should have known it was not allowed.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Rights holders can pursue infringement and liability turns on the source and the user's knowledge of the lack of permission.
More rules in Denmark
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stream pirated content
The Danish Ministry of Culture says streamed films are lawful where the rights holder has permitted the streaming, but if permission has not been given the viewer will generally infringe because a temporary copy is often stored during streaming.
buy a brass knuckles
Brass knuckles in Denmark are permit-controlled strike weapons. Official Danish weapons rules prohibit acquiring brass knuckles without police permission, and Danish police say knojern require a permit that is given only exceptionally and under very special circumstances.
buy a pepper spray
In Denmark you need police permission to buy and have pepper spray. Danish police say pepper-spray permits are generally only given to adults with a special need for protection.
buy a stun gun
Electric-discharge weapons in Denmark are permit-controlled. Official Danish weapons rules prohibit acquiring such weapons without police permission, and Danish police say strompistoler require a permit that is given only exceptionally and under very special circumstances.
Compare this activity in other countries
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Argentina
Argentina's copyright regime protects intellectual works and official Justice material treats piracy as an infringement that can be pursued through civil or criminal routes. Downloading pirated movies from an unauthorized source should not be treated as lawful personal use.
Australia
Downloading pirated movies in Australia can infringe copyright and IP Australia gives downloading movies from the internet without permission as an example of copyright infringement.
Austria
Austria’s official online safety guidance says file-sharing downloads of music and films are not permitted and warns against using unlawful sources.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s copyright law treats unauthorized reproduction or distribution of works and phonograms as infringement, and pirated copies include copies whose production or distribution infringes copyright.
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