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: Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music's IFPI
: (International Federation of Phornographic Industry) was enraged
: to learn the entertainment industry Three Strikes law imposed in
: France has had about as much effect as a damp squib. Despite
: cartel hopes that it would result in a definite drop in file
: sharing, there's been an increase.
:
: Researchers at Rennes University, investigating France's new
: HADOPI anti-file sharing, anti-consumer law, found "pirates
: have turned to streaming services and download sites use of
: which is not covered by the legislation", said the BBC,
: adding: "The Hadopi law, named after the agency set up to
: police net connections, only covers piracy committed by
: file-sharing systems."
:
: Now to rub salt into the wound, "A year after the adoption
: of Sweden's IPRED anti-piracy legislation, new figures show that
: file sharing is growing in popularity, internet traffic has
: rebounded strongly, and only a small handful of cases have been
: brought before the courts", says The Local, going on:
: "The introduction of the law, aimed at tackling file
: sharing by allowing access to subscriber information, coincided
: with the high profile convictions of the four backers of the
: Pirate Bay in April 2009."
:
: But, "According to a Sifo survey published by broadcaster
: Viasat, the number of illegal file sharers is increasing."
: In March 2009 26% of Swedes confirmed they were file sharers, by
: September 2009 the stat had dropped to 11%, but according to the
: new poll the figure had climbed back up to 16%, says the story.
:
: And interestingly, as in France, "streaming has also become
: more popular with a recent report from internet company Cisco
: confirming the rise of the technology as it eliminates the need
: for users to download copyrighted files and run the risk of
: prosecution", it says.
:
: "The IPRED law has not got the breakthrough that people
: thought, regardless of which side of the debate you sit. As not
: much has happened then it is difficult to assess whether the law
: has been effective, or whether it has been a threat to personal
: integrity," The Local has Marcin de Kaminski, a founder of
: the Bureau of Piracy and researcher at Lund University, telling
: the Svenska Dagbladet daily.
:
: The new file sharing law is based on the European Union's
: Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) and
: allows courts to order internet operators to hand over details
: that identify suspected illegal file sharers, adds the story.
:
: What makes this particularly telling is that Hollywood and Big
: Music all but call the shots in Sweden.
:
: Expect a new IFPI report decrying the news.
:
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