The Liberal Party in Norway has backed the legalisation of the sharing of copyrighted material for personal use. It is the first mainstream European political party to adopt a pro-file-sharing stance.
The Venstre, or Liberal Party, is the country’s seventh largest party and holds 10 of the Norwegian Parliament’s 169 seats with 5.9% of the vote. Its Congress has just adopted file-sharing as official policy.
“The Liberal Party Congress states that today’s legal frameworks for copyrights are not adapted to a modern society,” said a party resolution. “Copyright law is outdated. A society where culture and knowledge is free and accessible by everyone on equal terms is a common good. Large distributors and copyright owners systematically and widely misuse copyright, and thereby stall artistic development and innovation. Therefore, the Liberal Party wants to reinstate the balance in copyright law.”
Laws should only limit file-sharing in order to limit their use to only personal use, and to ban commercial distribution without payment to copyright holders. The party has also called for a relaxation on the laws of sampling copyrighted material, a reduction in the life of copyright and a ban on digital rights management technology.
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I wish we were as smart as these guys in the states
Agreed!