Jorge
January 11th, 2008, 10:20 AM
Seven Members of the Swedish Parliament write magazine article noting how attempts to crack down on P2P are similar to past efforts against VCRs and MP3 players.
Karl Sigfrid and 6 other Members of Parliament wrote to a Swedish publication called Expressen last week voicing their objections to a plan by government-appointed copyright analyst Cecilia Renfors to ban file-sharers from the Internet.
In the article they point out several important observations that describe how the proposal is not only untenable, but that also illustrate how it's nothing more than a huge giveaway to the copyright industry at the expense of individual freedoms and technological innovation.
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Karl Sigfrid and 6 other Members of Parliament wrote to a Swedish publication called Expressen last week voicing their objections to a plan by government-appointed copyright analyst Cecilia Renfors to ban file-sharers from the Internet.
In the article they point out several important observations that describe how the proposal is not only untenable, but that also illustrate how it's nothing more than a huge giveaway to the copyright industry at the expense of individual freedoms and technological innovation.
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