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Pirate Bay Legal Action Dropped In Norway

Posted by Soulskill on from the they-see-which-way-the-cold-wind-is-blowing dept.

superapecommando writes "Copyright holders have given up legal efforts to force Norwegian ISP Telenor to block filesharing site The Pirate Bay, one of the parties to the case said. The copyright holders, led by Norway's performing rights society TONO and by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Norway (IFPI Norge), have lost two rounds in the Norwegian court system, and have now decided against appealing the case to Norway's supreme court."

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  1. Meh... by bragr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm still going to be a rebel and buy my games, books, and music anyway. Its what all the cool kids are doing now.

  2. Re:All that means... by sharkey · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And remember, when it comes to pseudo-property rights claimed by those who produce nothing of their own, the ends always justify the means.

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  3. Re:Buying politicians is cheaper by linzeal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That is not as easy in western Europe as it is the states, but it still happens. People over there are mildly clued into what is going on in their country even if some still do vote out of irrational fears it is nowhere near as prevalent as it is the states. So they expect their politicians to at least appear to do " the right thing ".

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  4. Re:How many years? by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Maybe these litigious companies will realize, one day, there's a reason why.

    Why? The public in general hates the lawyers, not the people who hire them. In fact, the lawyers are acting as a defensive shield for the public scorn that should be heaped on the organizations that hire them to carry out their legal asshattery. As long as people hate the lawyers without questioning who stands behind them, the organizations that hire them will continue to get off scot free.

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  5. Re:All that means... by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Honestly, bring it on.

    Gimme liberty or gimme death got out of fashion, I know. Well, I'm old fashioned.

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