Law against music piracy in Sweden apparently successful

As a court action against the illegal file exchange in Sweden (Pirate Bay) was successful, a law against music piracy was approved. As a consequence the legal sales have increased.

The new legislation introduced in Sweden allows the rights holders of infringed music to request the IP addresses of the person who shared the files. As a result a legal action can be then initiated.

According to media reports since the introduction of the law legal sales of Music in Sweden have increased during the first nine months by 18%, mostly on the legal sale on Internet.

Related topic:

YouTube Blocks Music Videos in Germany

Google will no longer allow users with German IP addresses to watch music videos on YouTube, after negotiations between the music industry and Google over compensation for copyright holders broke down.

There is a huge gulf between what GEMA (Germany’s music royalty organization) wants, and what Google is willing to pay. Google seems to think the music business needs YouTube more than YouTube needs the music business, and so it would rather block music videos from Germany than pay GEMA’s proposed rate. The development echoes a similar blockade of music videos in the United Kingdom, which Google put into place earlier this month.

Sources: metal-hammer.de, wired.com

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