After Sweden's New Law, a Major Drop In Internet Traffic

iamnot writes "The new IPRED law came into effect in a big way in Sweden on April 1st. A news report has come out showing that internet traffic dropped by 30% from March 31st to April 1st. A lawyer from the Swedish anti-piracy agency was quoted as saying that the drop in traffic 'sends a very strong signal that the legislation works.' Is the new law, which allows for copyright holders to request the identification of people sharing files, truly curing people of their evil ways? Or perhaps it is just taking some time for Swedish downloaders to figure out the new IPREDator VPN system from The Pirate Bay."

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Re:So your point is?

[h4rm0ny]

P.s. So stop being so obnoxiously self-righteous saying the problem is "people like me". And stop shifting the scope. Did I say anything about extending copyright terms? No I didn't. You introduced that particular straw man.

Re:So your point is?

[cliffski]

if you want to encourage people to create movies, you need to pay them. people do not work for free.
what part of this theory confuses you?