Text 41533, 37 rader
Skriven 2006-10-18 23:35:50 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
     Kommentar till en text av Ya'll
Ärende: Swedish music lobby hails file-sharing conviction
=========================================================
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's music lobby said on Wednesday a court had
handed down the country's first conviction for music file-sharing on the
Internet without paying and hailed the decision as a victory for
intellectual property protection.

The decision by the court to fine an unidentified individual 20,000
Swedish crowns ($2,710) for sharing four music files was a victory for
copyright law, said the International Federation for the Phonographic
Industry (IFPI).

"Copyright law is the ground on which the whole music industry is based,"
Ludvig Werner, chairman of the Swedish branch of the IFPI, said in a
statement.

"In order for the industry to develop and so that consumers can have
access to different music services, for example, over the Internet or on
their mobile phones, we need clear and well-functioning copyright law."

The IFPI said the court published its decision on Wednesday although the
judgment was passed down earlier this month. No independent confirmation
was immediately available.

IFPI said late last year it was launching 2,100 legal cases against file
sharers.

The legal action is part of a carrot-and-stick approach in the industry,
which is promoting digital music services such as iTunes and Napster while
prosecuting illegal file sharers.


               R\%/itt




--- Twit(t) Filter v2.1 (C) 2000
 * Origin: SATX Alamo Area Net * South * Texas, USA * (1:397/22)