February 9, 2010
Published: 14 May 09 06:24 CET
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Fewer Swedes are engaged in illegal file sharing over the internet, according to a new study.
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Why does the nanny state always have to intervene and tell people how to behave? What is the point in being given a brain and a conscience if you are too dull and witless to use it?
I do wonder though if it's the whole story or slightly wishful thinking. Was the survey independent? I'm sure the "Swedish Association of Video Distributors' – SVF" - want to reinforce the impression.
If the report was, "Swedes continue to download en mass regardless of new tougher laws" - then perhaps plenty of people might feel emboldened.
80 per cent of "Swedes aged 15- to 59-years-old have" NEITHER "cut down on or completely stopped file sharing."
63 per cent of "the most active file sharers, males aged 15- to 24-years-old, are" STILL "file sharing" ... and some have perhaps increased their activites.
HAHAHAHA
Bet that kid was laughing all the way home after he answered those questions, once home he went to his computer, switched on his VPN (which costs 49kr per month) started up uTorrent / Frostwire or whatever and simply went under the radar.
49Kr is CHEAP to secure your connection from both IPRED and the FRA law + download music and movies to your hearts content... not to mention priceless in giving the media cartels the finger.
Yes the TPB VPN service is a way to attempt to bypass IP location, however look at IPRED and the implication of intercepting all digital communications passing over and within Swedish Borders - you still need to connect to the VPN from within Sweden.
If Telia (they still do) etal (Tele2, Bahnhof - do not) collect logs detailing connections, e.g. between TPB's VPN and your machine - you are effectively advertising your intend to break the law.
Whereas email and VOIP can been encrypted source to target and ensure privacy.
TPB is of not interest - IPRED is the threat here.
For over 50 years the music industy has made an absolute killing of the backs of the public. They encourge people to listen to the music they produce and turn it into popular culture. They have had zero ethics when it has come to for example fair pricing (by having a CD cost twice as much in europe as in the states). In addition the music industy foist manufactured garbage upon us (mostly aimed at kids) featuring untalented but stereotypically good looking "singers".
In the mean time the people who get most rich from all this are the fact cat executives who are far better rewarded than the actual artists themselves. And why should the artists get so well payed anyway... I thought they were supposed to be in it for the art not the reward. A musician is just like any other worker, and should be payed accordingly.
To counteract the failure of their own business model, the music industry have used thier ill gotten power and influense to erode our own personal freedoms by lobbying for "big brother" type laws. In the courts they have their own representatives hold positions of influence such as the corrupt judge in the Pirate Bay case...
And these idiots then have the front to tell file sharers that THEY are unethical...
It is a funny world we live in!!!
VPN from Relaxx or flashback.name or dold.se or mullvad.se or IPREDator (not yet active) or swissVPN etc - 50kr
setup time 2 minutes (for the slowpokes, usually much less)
You do the math.
(I'm right now behind a VPN, as I switch on the computer i double click the VPN and click on connect... then do whatever i want on the comp the whole day.)
Instead of investing in technology to prevent piracy (which would create jobs) they are criminalizing it at the tax payer's expense.
Technology is walking backwards thanks to a bunch of stupid politicians!