November 21, 2009
Published: 15 Jun 09 12:57 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/20078/20090615/
Dictionary tool Double click on a word to get a translation
As the Pirate Party is gearing up for Brussels, Swedish police authorities are ramping up their efforts against file sharers.
What do you think? Leave your comment below.
A male high school teacher in Skövde, western Sweden, has been arrested and charged with a string of sexual offences including child rape. READ »
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has rallied members during a speech at the party conference in Växjö calling for lower taxes, developments in nuclear power production and for Sweden to adopt the euro as its currency. READ (10 COMMENTS) »
Two sisters are claiming damages from a firm of funeral directors after their father's coffin was plunged ungracefully into a grave by undertakers unsteady on their feet. READ »
Two North Korean diplomats are being held on suspicion of trying to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes from Russia into Sweden. READ (11 COMMENTS) »
Local politicians who previously voiced their disapproval at a move to house asylum seeker children in Vellinge look set to sign an agreement to invite more children to reside in the municipality in the future. READ (15 COMMENTS) »
A Liberal Party proposal to make English language learning obligatory in schools from the first grade has been slammed by members of the Swedish Academy who view it as an "unnecessary reinforcement of the status of English.” READ (48 COMMENTS) »
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced that Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy will be the first permanent President of the European Council following negotiations in Brussels on Thursday evening. READ (20 COMMENTS) »
A heavily pregnant young woman was raped in her home on the outskirts of Stockholm late on Thursday afternoon. READ »
![]() |
Brand Manager Stockholm |
Oriflame Cosmetics |
![]() |
We are looking for an Industry Offering Concept Owner Stockholm (Kista) or Gothenburg |
Tieto |
![]() |
Interest rate trader Göteborg |
Michael Page International |
![]() |
Visma Software R&D – System Developer Oslo |
Visma |
![]() |
SPONSORSHIP SALES EXECUTIVE Stockholm |
marcus evans (Scandinavia) ltd. |
![]() |
SEB is looking for a Financial Analyst to the Special Credits Management team Stockholm |
SEB |
Happy name day to me. No, not Blatte Day (yet) »
"Hey all you Elizabeths out there. Today (November 19 if you’re reading another day) is our name day. Happy Elizabeth Day. (Or Elisabeth or Elisabet as you are more likely to be if you are Swedish) So what’s a name day (if you haven’t already clicked on the Wiki link), it’s “a tradition in many countries..." READ »
Jobs - in Sweden, in English
Get your career on track with our job listings from Sweden's top employers.
Property - renting or buying in Sweden
Navigating the minefield of renting or buying an apartment or house in Sweden.
Weather
"There is no bad weather, just bad clothes," say the Swedes. Here's the forecast for everyone else.
Introducing...
Every week The Local serves up a spicy helping of Swedish celebrity for your delectation.
Stockholm Syndrome
Tales of crazy Swedish classes, hamfisted attempts to understand - and explain - real Swedes, and varied experiences of fellow foreigners gathered for your amusement.
Register now for:
> Free use of noticeboard
> Special discounts
> Weekly news roundup
> Unlimited use of discuss
69 jobs in Sweden, in English
21 new jobs this week
0 new jobs today
Your comments about this article:
Common, wake up Swedish people, you should not put up with this let´s get involved send letters to politicians this bad!
Ask him how many resources they have the rampant identity theft in Sweden
File sharing more important than rape
File sharing more important than child pornography
File sharing more important than pedophiles
File sharing more important than fighting drugs
File sharing more important than policing the trouble neighborhoods
after all the above mentioned problems only affect you and me, while file sharing affects very rich people from buying their next car, buying expensive whores, suppressing governments, passing crappy laws,cheating on their spouses, trying to suppress the internet, getting a nice big brother like state, getting corrupt judges, bribing politicians and other important things that you and i cannot understand, we are just supposed to pay for it.
Umm, pirate party anyone?
Im just glad there is filesharing, maybe these untalented mongoloids on big labels get payed a bit less, less money for theyre stupid badly decorated cribs and no money to buy anymore beamers and hummers. These so called artists are laughing to the bank, what are they getting payed for huh?
Right turning on soulseek now, come get me mp3 police! you wont find any 50 cent or mariah carey tho.
oh i read the whole story, so what with counterfitting, the stuff they produce can be just as good as the original, but maybe not memory cards and stuff but still theyre cheap! Probably made in the same factory conditions too.
Do you think the board members of Prada give a rats if they catch a criminal in Sweden for identity theft or rape, all they care about is their money!
Its a Robin Hood v Sheriff of Nottingham situation and I back Robin.
Very sad that the Govt.sees fit to waste resources helping the big companies feather their luxury nests instead of doing something more useful and constructive to help Joe Public.
Should the police go after drug dealers or rather spotty teens downloading Agnes. Rapists or instead a woman on parental leave who downlaods episodes of Friends? Paedophiles or else an old man whos grandson downloaded Transformers because it hasn't been released in Sweden yet??
Counterfeit goods are not the cause of child labour! It is obvious who you people work for!