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Italy Approves Jail for P2P Users

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-bully-for-them dept.

funkdid writes "Italy has made transferring content via the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder a criminal offence.Those found guilty of the unauthorised distribution of copyright material now face a fine of between 154 and 1032 ($185-1240), a jail sentence of between six months and three years, the confiscation of their hardware and software, and the revelation of their misdeeds in Italy's two national newspapers, La Repubblica and Corriere della Sera."

2 of 533 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Italian bootlegs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Italy's prime minister is a high up executive of one of their major media conglomerates. Its a major conflict of interest. I believe the company has dealings with both music and owns the newspapers as well as some national television stations.

  2. Re:At least the trains will run on time. by Lochin+Rabbar · · Score: 5, Informative

    My aren't you quick on the uptake.