The organization "Svenska föreningen för upphovsrätt" that gets most of the press claims on their home page to be an apolitical organization for people interested in copyright law, with no opinions on its own.
I don't really see that membership as a problem, unless the reality of the organization is something different from what is stated. The other organization is "Svenska Föreningen för Industriellt Rättsskydd" which has as its purpose to strengthen industrial control over copyright, patent and trademarks.
I'd say that membership should have been enough for the judge to declare himself as having conflicts of interest, and ought to result in disciplinary action against the judge.
Where I live (not Sweden), the Judges' Code of Ethics forbids any personal contacts or economic associations that could cast any doubt on judge's impartiality while carrying out their duties. I'd say that membership in a lobbying organisation is uncomfortably close to the above.
http://www.upphovsrattsforeningen.com/foreningen.asp
I don't really see that membership as a problem, unless the reality of the organization is something different from what is stated. The other organization is "Svenska Föreningen för Industriellt Rättsskydd" which has as its purpose to strengthen industrial control over copyright, patent and trademarks.
http://www.sfir.se/Verksamheten.html
I'd say that membership should have been enough for the judge to declare himself as having conflicts of interest, and ought to result in disciplinary action against the judge.