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Data Protection Makes Identifying Online Pirates a Nightmare

torrentfreak.com — Norway’s data protection department has indicated that ISPs must delete all personal IP address-related data just 3 weeks after collection. The instruction, initially given to two ISPs but applicable to them all, means that it will be incredibly difficult to take action against file-sharers.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 11, 2009

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  • racerboy99, on 06/10/2009, -0/+46wow, this weeks seems to be loads of good news for pirates! EU seats... French 3 strikes law practically killed.

    well i'm happy :)
  • Professr, on 06/10/2009, -1/+30I'm moving to Norway now...
  • TheJimid, on 06/11/2009, -1/+27Watching Wolverine with the CG only partially done made me feel wicked piratey. It was like stealing a boat before it floats.
  • conglomerator, on 06/10/2009, -0/+25Norway is not in EU, last I checked.
  • inactive, on 06/11/2009, -1/+21Who knows of a good proxy server in Norway?
  • aLuckyStar, on 06/10/2009, -2/+15pirates FTW!
  • codyman, on 06/11/2009, -1/+13the riaa is no match for a viking!
  • codyman, on 06/11/2009, -0/+10vikings > pirates = TRUE
  • iLEZ, on 06/11/2009, -1/+8Go Norway!
    There are Swedish ISPs who do this also. There was a Swedish law similar to the Norwegian one, and then the center-right party in sweden passed the controversial FRA communications surveillance legislative package that was in contradiction with the first law. Some smart ISPs chose to simply follow the first law that had a higher moral significance. New customer flood and increased revenues ensue.
    The people are using their wallets to vote bad ISPs out!
    Consumer power! ;D
  • Chompy, on 06/11/2009, -0/+7..or at least proxying through Norway.
  • Ghostalker, on 06/11/2009, -2/+9@TheJimid - I've never been able to put that feeling into words, until now. ***** hilarious!
  • thesportoflife, on 06/11/2009, -1/+7Scandinavia, ***** yeah
  • pigfister, on 06/11/2009, -1/+7

    lets not for get who is actually behind the MPAA - RIAA, these are the companies that need to be targeted and boycotted into changing their ways, purchase only 2nd hand media and do not purchase anything branded sony, why allow the fecktards to dictate hardware DRM anymore.

    Name and shame the companies as all the **AA trade group name is for is to protect the ***** capitalist corporate globalist wankers from bad press.


    RIAA, CRIA, SOUNDEXCHANGE, BPI, IFPI, Ect:

    # Sony BMG Music Entertainment
    # Warner Music Group
    # Universal Music Group
    # EMI

    MPAA, MPA:

    # Sony Pictures
    # Warner Bros. (Time Warner)
    # Universal Studios (NBC Universal)
    # The Walt Disney Company
    # 20th Century Fox (News Corporation)
    # Paramount Pictures Viacom—(DreamWorks owners since February 2006)



    ====================================================================
    If payola wasn't bad enough to destroy indie competition you have this:

    Is it justified to steal from thieves? READ ON.



    RIAA Claims Ownership of All Artist Royalties For Internet Radio
    http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/29/0335224.shtm ...

    "With the furor over the impending rate hike for Internet radio stations, wouldn't a good solution be for streaming internet stations to simply not play RIAA-affiliated labels' music and focus on independent artists? Sounds good, except that the RIAA's affiliate organization SoundExchange claims it has the right to collect royalties for any artist, no matter if they have signed with an RIAA label or not. 'SoundExchange (the RIAA) considers any digital performance of a song as falling under their compulsory license. If any artist records a song, SoundExchange has the right to collect royalties for its performance on Internet radio. Artists can offer to download their music for free, but they cannot offer their songs to Internet radio for free ... So how it works is that SoundExchange collects money through compulsory royalties from Webcasters and holds onto the money. If a label or artist wants their share of the money, they must become a member of SoundExchange and pay a fee to collect their royalties.'"

    http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/24/141326 ...
  • NikoKun, on 06/11/2009, -0/+5Damn... Why can't they do that here in the states...

    You'd think freedom and privacy and all...
  • STPZ, on 06/11/2009, -1/+5Me booty is saved again, arrr
  • Pinkertinkle, on 06/11/2009, -2/+5foiled again, riaa?
  • Louis11, on 06/11/2009, -5/+8@Ghoststalker - This isn't Twitter.
  • bewareofthecow, on 06/11/2009, -0/+3But are vikings > pirates?
  • Renian, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2In this case, it's Vikings.
  • inactive, on 06/11/2009, -0/+2Thank Physics there is logic and reason in power in at least 1 country on this planet.
  • iiiears, on 06/11/2009, -1/+2 Sounds like a small win for privacy.
    Stealing only encourages invasive regulations and they always have unwelcome consequences beyond their original intent.
    When you can purchase media in a useful format do it.
    Vote with your dollars for content producers that treat their customers (you) with respect.
  • Barackalypse, on 06/11/2009, -0/+1It will also be difficult to take action against people saying things the Government doesn't like, and that is a very good thing indeed for freedom.
  • bewareofthecow, on 06/11/2009, -1/+0Finally some good news in net neutrality! Let us all offer digital sacrifices to the almighty Bit Lord so that these laws spread the world over!
  • ripple123, on 06/11/2009, -1/+1Oh no! Wait, I mean HAAAHAHAHAHAAA.
  • marmotjmarmot, on 06/11/2009, -1/+0Good.
  • kimberlysaia, on 06/11/2009, -0/+0The next questions are: "What were the alternatives?" "What are the stats without this in place?"
  • Yarkz, on 06/11/2009, -1/+1Hopefully this actually works as stated...
  • ophello, on 06/11/2009, -1/+1Uh oh...4400....thats, like, about 1 tenth of 1 tenth of one fourth of a percentile of AT&T's market base.

    Make some real waves. Blow up a cell tower or something. Like your blog will do any good...

    /pessimism
  • fsweep, on 06/11/2009, -1/+1No, but it just as well could be. We have all sorts of EU regulations here, since our roads, ship traffic, and (and internet traffic) connects to the EU. Example, our car must pass EU inspection.

    It is quite stupid-- we pay billions to the EU, but have no say in shaping EU policy.
  • valleyman86, on 06/11/2009, -2/+1LMAO I love it. Yea watching that was like hmm is someone watching me? Waiting for the door to fall down...
  • pigfister, on 06/11/2009, -3/+1innocent until proven guilty, & civil is not criminal; these concepts appear to be lost in the USA. You could always try standing in the USA's free speech zones to voice your protest, just watch you don't become a terrorist in the process!
  • blackninja543, on 06/11/2009, -4/+1Im moving to Norway!
  • LibertyPrime, on 06/11/2009, -5/+3@Louis11 - Shut the ***** up.
  • dsmx, on 06/10/2009, -13/+1This goes against a EU law so if it is challenged it will go to the EU court and they will win.

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