[A2k] keeping an eye on IP enforcement/ISP liability in Europe: good news from Sweden

[Sina Amoor Pour]

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The reason they decieded not to pursue the proposal was not because they
dislike the idea.

The Swedish goverment had two distinct and criticized suggestions to decide
on. One was the proposal to shut down filesharers and the other one was to
give away names of filesharers based on ip-numbers. Now, the Swedish
goverment is made up out of four parties. I know that three of these parties
always pursue every antipiracyproposal  the EU and they themselves can make.
The fourth parties (the center greens) always say no if there is no
obligation by the EU to implement the proposals.

>From what I have heard from a MP of the center greens (and from the
ministers)  there was a tough debate in the goverment and the result became
a compromise where they trashed the proposal to shut down filesharers but
pursued with the proposal to give away names of filesharers to organisations
like IFPI and the likes based on ip-numbers.

So all I want to say is that the Swedish ministers are not at as good as you
would think by reading the short translated text here. Especially these two
ministers are the two worst when it comes to antifilesharing proposals. They
are actively debating against filesharing and they pursue every antipiracy
proposal there is, no matter how good or bad they are. So please, don't
believe their bullshit about how good they are, its just rhetorics.

When the proposal to shut down filesharers comes from the EU they will with
get that to.

//Sina from Sweden


On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Vera Franz <vfranz@osf-eu.org> wrote:

>
> "The proposal in the Renfors-review that ISPs should be given the right
> and be forced to shut down subscribers whose Internet subscription has
> repeatedly been used for infringing copyrights has met with strong
> criticism. Many have noted that shutting down an Internet subscription
> is a wide-reaching measure that could have serious repercussions in a
> society where access to the Internet is an imperative welfare-issue. The
> government has, because of this, decided not to pursue this proposal."
>
> ---Swedish Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask & Swedish Minister of
> Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth in today's Swedens Daily.
> http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_972903.svd
>
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