International Law

File Sharing in Sweden

By Giovanni Maria Riccio

Last fall, Sweden?s government-appointed copyright analyst Cecilia Renfors released a report proposing to close down file sharers? Internet connections, banning them from the online world. The responsibility to execute the ban is put on the Internet Service Providers. Internet Service Provides who refuse to cut their subscribers? connections would be fined.

When the Swedish government sent the Renfors proposal out to agencies and organizations for consideration the criticism was harsh. The Swedish Courts of Appeal questions whether banning citizens from the Internet would indeed reduce online file sharing. Despite several other countries having already taken similar action, none have had good results to show for it.

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http://sigfrid.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/decriminalize-file-sharing/

Full post as published by Internet Law - Copyright Law on January 16, 2008 (boomark / email).