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Legalize File Sharing, Say Swedish MPs

Posted by kdawson on from the common-sensical dept.

CrystalFalcon writes "In the past week, the file sharing debate has exploded in Sweden, with numerous mainstream politicians finally having understood the issue. Last week, seven Swedish MPs wrote a prominent opinion piece saying that fully legalized file sharing is not just the best solution, it's the only solution. Now their number has increased to 13, and the issue continues to grow. Good summaries at TorrentFreak and P2P Consortium. Original opinion piece in English here."

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  1. Re:Not surprised by apathy+maybe · · Score: 0, Troll

    Troll.

    Hippie has a specific meaning, learn it before using it.
    Who says the person you are responding to does not have a job?
    Copying information is not stealing. Besides which, how do you steal stuff with permission? (Not to mention fair-use...).

    And a final statement, guess which country sold shit loads of stuff to Germany in the 1930s? The USA...

    Guess which country never actually declared war on Germany during WW2, but only went to war against them after being bombed by Japan, and then having Germany declare war on them first? The USA again...

    Troll.

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  2. Re:Not surprised by megaditto · · Score: 1, Troll
    Truth hurts, doesn't it? For all your demagoguery, the truth remains is that over 50% of the stuff on your local TV, and over 90% of the stuff on your local "warez" server is produced in America (and copied without permission of the creators/owners).

    Copying information is not stealing? Then you wouldn't mind people copying your passport, your high school/college diplomas (if any), your date of birth and drivers license, your credit card numbers and bank accounts, your address and pictures of your family and pets in the nude?

    Oh, that's right. When people copy your stuff without permission that suddenly becomes stealing. But taking other people's stuff is OK, right? Right?
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  3. Re:Not surprised by nlitement · · Score: 0, Troll

    And not only that. The Europeans are also getting a free ride on American scientific research (we publish more papers with greater citation index than all of Europe combined) Yeah, and 50% of your scientists weren't even born in the US. And what's with the superfluous "than all of Europe combined"? Isn't that the same thing as "EUROPE"? Great rhetoric.

    military strength (guess who you called when shit went down in Kosovo or even with Hilter's Germany) Yeah, boohoo, you're great now that you have a bigger military. We don't even want to compete with you in that field because we're not monkeys. We even understand the way your Founding Fathers envisioned your country better than you do, based on what you think the US ought to be (TEH #1 AT EVERYTHIGN AND THE MOST POWERFUL ARMY) Looks like you're once again proof of the retarded "AMERICA IS #1 AT EVERYTHING" product of your education. Did you know that this picture alone is enough to refute any bullshit about how the US "won" WWII in Europe? Yeah, guess who busted Hitler's nuts at his front door. Not you.

    It's people like you that make people think around the world, especially here in Europe, that Americans are a bunch of arrogant idiots, and I feel sorry that you still want to propagate that - to a point where I can't seriously say anything else that I've probably been trolled, but let's just stay on the safe side.