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ISPs Dragged Into Swedish File Sharing Battle

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sinking-worm-on-a-hook-feeling dept.

paulraps writes "Swedish internet service providers may soon be required by law to take greater responsibility for unlawful file-sharing. Although rejecting the ludicrous idea of an overarching broadband fee which would be shared out among copyright holders, a government report published on Monday called for internet providers to be 'bound to contribute to bringing all copyright infringement to an end'. Under the proposal, copyright holders whose material is being shared illegally would be entitled to compensation from ISPs which did not ban users. Needless to say, the country's ISPs are not happy."

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  1. End copyright infringement ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    >>> 'bound to contribute to bringing all copyright infringement to an end'.

    Does this mean they can donate to organisations that want to end copyright altogether ?

  2. Re:Isn't this akin to... by wik · · Score: 2, Funny

    One can always try to hold the roads responsible.

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  3. Re:Belgian isp lost similar lawsuit by RAMMS+EIN · · Score: 2, Funny

    ``Now if you were to fail at forming sentences in Belgian, that would be another story.. :)''

    Luckily, nobody can ever fail at that.

    (FYI: there is no such language)

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