(This was brought up the quest for the Archer text.)
In Sweden there is a huge debate on copyrights vs sharing on the Internet.
(Swedes managed to both start the Pirate Bay, allegedly the leading
peer-to-peer service, as well as introduce very strong regulatory
legislation against it.) The trail of the pirate bay people this spring was
one of the most internationally covered events in Sweden for years. The
pirate lobby also started a political party and managed to get a seat in the
European Parliament.
There are mainly two sides in Sweden; roughly summed up as:
* Mainly record companies and some artists claim that the creative industry
is dying because of internet piracy
* Other artists, many intellectuals and IT industry people claim the
internet offers huge potential for creative businesses and people
What are the thoughts on the list about this issue (or issues)?
/Lars
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