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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. Uh oh... by revengebomber · · Score: 3, Interesting

    the ludicrous idea of an overarching broadband fee which would be shared out among copyright holders, Next week on Slashdot: US government passes new legislation...
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  2. Belgian isp lost similar lawsuit by matsuva · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here in Belgium Scarlet telecom has recently lost a lawsuit issued by the belgian RIAA (SABAM). The judge has ruled that the ISP should ban P2P traffic, needless to say Scarlet has appealed against this bs decision. All other Belgian ISP's have received a letter treathening to sue them too if the don't cut off P2P traffic.
    I'm sorry for my poor knowledge of English and i am currently fortifying my house out of fear for the grammar nazi's.

  3. And if people are compelled to pay? by severoon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I think this is a fantastic idea. They should be very careful to spell out the terms, but provided that it's not an exhorbitant amount per person (say, 5 cents per month), think about the flip side of that deal: for say 5 cents per person per month (or whatever nominal fee they work out), copyright holders are paid. That means that all people are free to copy as much music as they want. No more need for sites like pirate bay to operate in the shadows.

    I mean, surely the copyright holders don't want to be paid and give nothing in return at all. Right? Guys? ...guys?

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