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Sweden Bans Copyrighted Downloading

Posted by Zonk on from the a-less-friendly-EU dept.

Xiar Prime writes "Swedish lawmakers have made downloading of copyrighted material illegal, one day after an 11-nation piracy crackdown. Prior to the passing of the law, it was only illegal to provide copyrighted material, not download it." From the article: " The law was drawn up to bring Sweden into line with EU directives and is also part of a wider crackdown on net piracy. It comes a day after the US Attorney General's office announced an 11-nation operation to catch and shut down net piracy groups."

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  1. No downloading of copyrighted materials... by Lafe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Doesn't that mean they can't download anything from online newspapers? Or anything written at all that hasn't been released into public domain? Sounds sorta broad.

  2. Swedes can't visit Slashdot now by GPS+Pilot · · Score: 1, Redundant


    At the bottom of every Slashdot page, it says "© 1997-2005 OSTG."

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    That that is is that that that that is not is not.
  3. Re:This is a WASTE, unless... by deimtee · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I would think everyone from the next province would walk their dogs in your province.

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    I'm guessing that wasn't on their radar screen...