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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. What a load of crap by 2names · · Score: -1, Redundant
    So, every time your browser caches some copyrighted picture/article/etc. you are breaking the law?

    This is bullshit.

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  3. 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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  4. 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...