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Swedish net traffic halves after new law
New anti-piracy law scares off illegal file sharers
Phil Muncaster
vnunet.com, 04 Apr 2009
Internet traffic in Sweden has plummeted after a tough new anti-piracy law was enacted in the country earlier this week, casting interesting new light on the extent to which illegal file-sharing occurs.
The new law makes copyright holders such as record and entertainment companies to go through the courts to determine the identities of those suspected of piracy, via their IP addresses.
The anonymity illegal file sharers have has hitherto made the practice widespread, although figures vary as to exactly how commonplace it is in various countries.
More to read:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2239856/...ffic-halves-law
New anti-piracy law scares off illegal file sharers
Phil Muncaster
vnunet.com, 04 Apr 2009
Internet traffic in Sweden has plummeted after a tough new anti-piracy law was enacted in the country earlier this week, casting interesting new light on the extent to which illegal file-sharing occurs.
The new law makes copyright holders such as record and entertainment companies to go through the courts to determine the identities of those suspected of piracy, via their IP addresses.
The anonymity illegal file sharers have has hitherto made the practice widespread, although figures vary as to exactly how commonplace it is in various countries.
More to read:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2239856/...ffic-halves-law