The Italian cultural minister, Giuliano Urbani, has proposed a new law that has already been approved by the Italian parliament, and is waiting for Senate approval. The use of any means, including P2P networks, to exchange audiovisual material or software will become a felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison and the confiscation of all the hardware and media. This will be the most repressive law of its kind in the world, and is what happens when the Prime Miniter, Silvio Berlusconi, who controls practically all the media in the country, also has stakes in movie production (Medusa Film) and DVD rental outlets (Blockbuster Italia).
Source in Italian.
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