Studios, FBI teach Swedish cops to hunt file sharers

20.02.2007

Among the speakers were the Brussels lobbyist Peter Bergstr'm, representatives for the MPAA, FBI Agent Andrew Myers and Antipiratbyr'n's Chief Counsel Henrik Pont'n.

The lectures were given during a seminar on Jan. 24 at the National Police Academy in Stockholm. Information provided to Computer Sweden indicates that all Swedish police districts were invited to take part. However, after inquiries from Computer Sweden, the list of attendants was classified.

Bertill Ramsell, director of courses at the National Police Academy, says that the object was to give the invited speakers an opportunity to describe their activities to the attendants. But in a report from the IIPA, it's put differently.

It describes the object of the lectures as "training and educational work" for Swedish police officers. The report also states that "the industries plan additional training and educational work with police officers and prosecutors in 2007."

Hilton justifies the decision to invite the MPAA and the FBI, and answered questions about the conflict of interest inherent in inviting an American lobbying organization to lecture at the Swedish Police Academy.