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Sweden's File Sharing Debate Becomes Mass Brawl

Posted by Zonk on from the pull-no-punches dept.

praps writes "When Sweden's Data board gave the film and games industry organisation Antipiratbyrån an exemption from data protection laws last week it seemed that file sharers were on the ropes. Then the music industry joined in with some punches of its own, saying it too will hunt those who share songs online. Suddenly, file sharers have the support of their ISPs, who are refusing to cooperate with the big industries - and it's game on." From the article: "Only the file sharer's ISP can link the IP address to the person. If the ISP receives a request for such information from the police, they cannot refuse it, but a few calls from TT revealed that requests from APB would be ignored." We've previously reported on Swedish anti-downloading laws before.

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  1. da da dadada da DA dadada by yagu · · Score: 1, Funny

    Antipiratbyrån: (panting...) Ain't gonna be no rematch

    ISP's: Don't want one. (we won't need one!)

    ISP's: Adrian!

    file sharers: Rocky!

    ISP's: Adrian!

    file sharers: Rocky!

    ISP's: Adrian!

    file sharers: Rocky!

    1. Re:da da dadada da DA dadada by Guysmiley777 · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, this is the worst Rocky reference ever:

      "Hey this is like in that movie with that guy. You know the one who plays the boxer? Yeah and he like yells his wife's name and stuff at the end of the fight. This is just like that."

      You're welcome.

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  2. Re:Makes me laugh. by www-xenu-dot-net · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Information that hurts no innocents wants to be freely accessible." Could we please stop anthromorphising information. It doesn't like that.

  3. Re:When's the next flight to Stockholm? by Chosen+Reject · · Score: 1, Funny

    You have been sacked!

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  4. Jet city plance crash caused by stolen IP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How many jet city bands will crash and burn because of
    people stealing IP. Can you make a link between the two?
    Enough to drive the loop for ever and ever and ever!

    Warning the MASONIC ORDER IS A SATANIC CULT and they
    are stealing business IP using the LOOP!!!

  5. Re:Slightly OT: pirating in general by Zone-MR · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn... at first I read fishing as phishing, so the rest of the post didn't make much sense ;)

    I need to get out more.

  6. Swedish music? by LightningBolt! · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are they really making such a fuss over these bands?

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