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Finnish Record Labels Want To Block Pirate Bay

Posted by timothy on from the you-scratcha-my-back dept.

jones_supa writes "International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the national trade association representing record companies in Finland, has filed for a court injunction ordering the Internet service provider Elisa to block access to the Pirate Bay website. 'The development of a legal online market is impossible in Finland if illegal services like The Pirate Bay are freely allowed to continue their operations,' said Lauri Rechardt, a spokesman for Finland's branch of IFPI."

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  1. Bzzzt! Bullshit. by Microlith · · Score: 4, Informative

    If that was true in any way, shape, form, or sexual position then Apple, Amazon, and a multitude of other legitimate services would have failed.

    Lo and behold, they have not. Instead they have grown.

  2. What about the levy fees? by Fizzl · · Score: 3, Informative

    We pay ungodly amounts for our blank media so we can legally copy. Fuck you Teosto and Gramex.

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