Ipred Law makes me sad.

The other week I went to Elgiganten (the equivalent of the American Best Buy), and to my surprise all the movies and music were really cheap. The price was down by 40%, which is amazing since the retail taxes in Sweden are really high. If a CD costs $15 in the US, then the CD will cost $22 here, maybe even more since the dollar is weak.

Anyways, I am assuming it is done because of the new Ipred law which prohibits downloading of torrents or any other file sharing application, due to all the publicity and attention the Pirate Bay has brought to those nasty copyright seekers.

I think following the law is good, however I feel it is bad when it starts to go overboard because of money issues. Sharing files are good since it actually may increase recognition to a new band or a failing B-movie, and give it great sales in the after-math. But many people are against it anyways, and some people are just overly self-righteous about persecuting Sweden and the Pirate Bay. I don't think ANYONE under the age of 40 who owns a computer and has internet has NEVER EVER in their lifetime downloaded a song, a movie clip, picture, or an article, which is copyrighted material. I believe if everyone admits this then this whole file sharing dilemna can become obsolete.

Before the age of internet, people dubbed cassette tapes, used their VCR to record and dubb movies and tv shows, and burned their friend's CD. This was acceptable. But now since the internet increases the activity at a faster rate, it is illegal.

The stupid part is that the Ipred law, lets those corporate companies investigate by themselves which IP addresses are file sharing, and they can hack into your computer for evidence without a warrant. They then monitor your computer for one month before they call you out to court, and slap a big ass fee. It doesn't even matter if you didn't download the file yourself. If your internet is unsecure and some wireless user decides to use it to download things... you will be fined.

Messed up right?

Now I can't watch my favorite TV shows in real time...I have to wait a year later since I live in Sweden. It sucks since I am in the states maybe 2 months of the year. So I start a series.. and never get to see the rest without the help of torrents. I can't even go to the NBC website to stream the show... they block out international viewers.

FEEL MY FURY !!!!