Is ‘every fourth Swede’ a criminal ?
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- It doesn’t matter what news source you favour, or where it is, you’ll probably find a disingenuous entertainment cartel inspired story claiming a significant proportion of the citizens in the given country are criminals and thieves.
With that in mind, in Sweden, within the most ‘download-intensive’ age bracket — that is, between 15 and 29 — “it appears that every fourth Swede is a criminal”.
At least, that’s what a new SIFO survey, cited by The Local, says.
Sweden’s controversial IPRED anti-piracy law was introduced six months ago but it’s had, “little effect on the downloading habits of many young Swedes,” says SIFO, the country’s National Institute for Consumer Research.
“Overall, 16 percent of men, but only five percent of women, continue to download music and films illegally,” says the story, going on, “Moreover, 76 percent of file sharers report that they are not afraid of getting caught.”
And why should they be? In Sweden, just as in every other part of the world, the chances of any one person becoming a victim of the entertainment cartels is about the same as them being struck by lightning
IPRED officially went on the books in April and as The lLocal points out, it gives copyright holders, “the right to force internet service providers to reveal details of users sharing files, paving the way for legal action that could see downloaders pay hefty damages and fines”.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
The Local – Many Swedes still download illegally: poll, September 30, 2009
went on the books in April – We don’t want a file sharing law, say Swedes, March 18, 2009
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