A file-sharing site on trial in Sweden for allegedly infringing on film and music copyrights caught a break from prosecutors Tuesday.

The Pirate Bay is accused of making copyrighted materials available to Internet users for free through BitTorrent. On Tuesday, during the second day of the trial against the site and its operators, prosecutors scaled back the charges, acknowledging that the site didn't copy the files. The site no longer faces charges of copying or producing copyrighted material.

The remaining charges accuse the Pirate Bay of complicity to make the copyrighted works available.

Though the move cut the number of charges in half, the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) issued a statement explaining that the change simplified the case for the prosecution.

"It's a largely technical issue that changes nothing in terms of our compensation claims and has no bearing whatsoever on the main case against The Pirate Bay," Peter Danowsky, the lawyer representing the music companies in the case, said in a statement released through IFPI. "In fact, it simplifies the prosecutor's case by allowing him to focus on the main issue, which is the making available of copyrighted works."

BMG, EMI, Sony BMG, Universal, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Warner Bros. are among those accusing the Sweden-based site and its operators of copyright infringement. They're seeking more than $12 million in revenue losses.

The Pirate Bay's servers don't host the material, but the Motion Picture Association of America said its operators have profited "by enabling the illegal distribution of audio-visual and other creative works on a vast scale."