Comments on: More EUCD delays in Sweden http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1714 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/1714/comment-page-1#comment-2698 Reader's Write Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:12:02 +0000 #comment-2698 The ability to share culture (books, movies and music) is a deep rooted tradition in Sweden. When the VCRs and compact audio casettes made it possible for everyone to make a copy for himself and a friend it was deemed as fair use. The unofficial number is that you may give 5 copies of a product to friends. This was of course when "copy" meant a physical medium. Now, with modern technology, you don't even need to know who you are giving your copy to. The WIPO-conglomerate has forced this change in ownership tradition onto a country using sneak-tactics and lobbying, much like the shameful DMCA in USA. Luckily the Swedish government still intends to keep the ability to make a personal copy of a licensed product, but this time only for yourself. This movement towards restriction is not for progress of mankind, this is for progress of the movie- music- bookpublishing industry and the decline of mankind. Sharing culture cultivates further thoughts, ideas and progress. One product spawning a multitude of inspired works. If people are unable to obtain these products (as with rare works) or cannot afford them (as with new works) this healthy chainreaction will start slowing down. With less products available, the prices will of course rise even further, making the products even more inaccesible for average citizens. This is a very dangerous course society is taking. Frightningly much similar to the declines of both the Greek and the Roman antique civilizations. We all know where that ended up. Let's not end ours in the same manner. Share culture. It is good for humanity. The ability to share culture (books, movies and music) is a deep rooted tradition in Sweden.
When the VCRs and compact audio casettes made it possible for everyone to make a copy for himself and a friend it was deemed as fair use.
The unofficial number is that you may give 5 copies of a product to friends.
This was of course when “copy” meant a physical medium.
Now, with modern technology, you don’t even need to know who you are giving your copy to.
The WIPO-conglomerate has forced this change in ownership tradition onto a country using sneak-tactics and lobbying, much like the shameful DMCA in USA.
Luckily the Swedish government still intends to keep the ability to make a personal copy of a licensed product, but this time only for yourself.

This movement towards restriction is not for progress of mankind, this is for progress of the movie- music- bookpublishing industry and the decline of mankind.
Sharing culture cultivates further thoughts, ideas and progress.
One product spawning a multitude of inspired works.
If people are unable to obtain these products (as with rare works) or cannot afford them (as with new works) this healthy chainreaction will start slowing down.
With less products available, the prices will of course rise even further, making the products even more inaccesible for average citizens.
This is a very dangerous course society is taking.
Frightningly much similar to the declines of both the Greek and the Roman antique civilizations.
We all know where that ended up.
Let’s not end ours in the same manner.

Share culture.
It is good for humanity.

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