Why Did Police Raid a 9-Year-Old's Winnie the Pooh Laptop?

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A police raid targeting a 9-year-old for allegedly pirating a "Winnie the Pooh" laptop has sparked significant debate regarding the legality and rationale behind such actions. In Finland, authorities can order raids without search warrants if the alleged crime could lead to a minimum of six months in jail, but piracy laws typically apply to cases involving profit and significant harm. The discussion raises questions about the significance of a €600 fine and whether the file in question was a legitimate music file or a bait by copyright enforcement agencies. Critics argue that pursuing a child for downloading a song available for free on platforms like Spotify is an excessive use of police resources. The conversation also touches on the importance of parental oversight in children's computer usage and the legality of recording from streaming services, highlighting a broader concern about the implications of copyright enforcement on everyday users.
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"Winnie the Pooh" laptop raid

http://www.techspot.com/news/50888-...old-pirate-winnie-the-pooh-laptop-seized.html

What's behind it?
Are those authorities fully sane?

No search warrants in Finland, a superintendent or higher officer can order a raid.
Order is legal if said crime can lead to six months jail time minimum.
(practically no sanctions for illegal raids)
Any piracy jail time is for profit _and_ significant harm cases.
Is 600€ significant enough?

Some say the said file was a bait by CIAPC/TTVK and not a music file at all.
If so then the law says that deceiving for profit is a fraud.
Is it?
And profit what if the file is fake?
 
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Setting aside the conspiracy claims, at face value I see no problems here.
 


Of course not.

And if you happen to be dishonest is there any sanctions?
 


I find it sort of amazing that the police are spending that kind of money and time going after someone who downloaded a song that is apparently available for free elsewhere (on Spotify, according to the link).
 


ParticleGrl said:
I find it sort of amazing that the police are spending that kind of money and time going after someone who downloaded a song that is apparently available for free elsewhere (on Spotify, according to the link).
It's not free for downloading, only for listening, like a radio. It says the kid attempted to download a lot of songs. If you give a kid a computer, either place nanny software on it or educate them on proper use.
 


It's not free for downloading, only for listening, like a radio.

At least in the US, its legal to record things off the radio (and it was fairly common when I was growing up), so I wonder if she had recorded the spotify stream if that would have been ok.

Also, sure you should monitor your kids computer usage, I don't think anyone is arguing otherwise. I'm just amazed at the amount of money being spent to go after this- seems like a tremendous waste of police resources.
 

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