[ga] [Fwd: Re: [A2k] keeping an eye on IP enforcement/ISP liability in Europe: good newsfrom Sweden]

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: Re: [A2k] keeping an eye on IP enforcement/ISP liability in
Europe: good newsfrom Sweden
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:00:18 -0700
From: "Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Organization: IDNS
To: vfranz@xxxxxxxxxx
CC: ipr&publicdomain <ipr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,a2k discuss list
<a2k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,IPC <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,Peter Dengate
Thrush <barrister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"Dr. Joe Baptista"
<baptista@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,Dominik Filipp
<dominik.filipp@xxxxxxxx>,DOC/NTIA ICANN Rep <aheineman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
References: <47DA92CC.1020605@xxxxxxxxxx>

Vera and all,

  I believe it was wise of Swedish of Culture to strongly inform
the Swedish Minister of Justice in the manner she did.  There are
many in the IP industry whom have a significantly paranoid view
that seems to be increasingly demonstrated via industry organizational
representatives such as RIAA and MPAA in my country and their
European counterparts as well that have are attempting to behind the
scenes and largely out of view of the public/users to largely improperly
criminalize online activity that may not be.  I say, to broad a brush
and shame on these IP interests!  >:(

Vera Franz wrote:

> "The proposal in the Renfors-review that ISPs should be given the right
> and be forced to shut down subscribers whose Internet subscription has
> repeatedly been used for infringing copyrights has met with strong
> criticism. Many have noted that shutting down an Internet subscription
> is a wide-reaching measure that could have serious repercussions in a
> society where access to the Internet is an imperative welfare-issue. The
> government has, because of this, decided not to pursue this proposal."
>
> ---Swedish Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask & Swedish Minister of
> Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth in today's Swedens Daily.
> http://www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_972903.svd
>
> --
> Vera Franz
> Program Manager
> Information Program
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