Computers 1st July: Illegal for Swedes to download!

This has been a huge discussion in Sweden, where the non-goverment agency, known as Antipiracy bureau have charged computer users for downloading "warez" online.

These users have been charged with heavy fees and sometimes jailtime.

And from today, the prices on Mp3 players have been raised, and not to mention the new law.

If you download licensed material online, you will sentenced to heavy fees and even jailtime. I think 2-3 years are max.

So, yeah, sticky situation. Share your thoughts on this issue!

- Teddz

 

It's been illegal over here in the US for a while now, doesn't seem to stop people.

It would be nice to live in Canada.

 

I think it's illegal here in Canada as well.

Anyway, it doesn't stop you from downloading unlicensed material, does it?

 

i bet in sweden it does cause sweden is so small and has a smaller population and its ezier to keep track of the ppl tat use the downloader like in the usa almost everyone uses one so the police probaly are 2 lazy to go and stop us

 

I'm pretty sure that the Canadian government deemed it legal to share files all peer to peer and such.

I remember that from a while ago, and me and everyone I know from the US thought to themselves "Damn, Canada has it all! Legal downloads and Rush!".

 

Actually no. The pirate bay are still going strong and they are saying that despite the new laws are active, they will still continue because it's "harmless".

The swedish goverment aren't going to put that much resources on pirating warez when there are much more problems in the society.

But I don't know.

- Teddz

 

My mistake, then. I didn't give it much research, I thought that you Canadians were luckier than than the rest of the world.

 

It's funny, on a recent poll on the swedish newspaper site, aftonbladet, 70% will still download "warez" online.

No fear for the law I guess

- Teddz