p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG’s IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry) probably figured Norway’s BÃ¥rd Vegar Solhjell, minister for education, would roll right over when it [the IFPI] ordered the country’s largest internet provider Telenor to block Pirate Bay.

But all it achieved was to encourage him to, “defend the principle of file sharing,” says The Guardian.

“All previous technology advances have led to fears that the older format would die,” he blogged, adding:

“But TV did not kill radio, the web did not kill the book, and the download is not going to kill music.”

Click here for an excellent graphical representation of the same message.

The Guardian – International Federation of Phonographic Industry, February 23, 2009

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