[pp.int.general] Bulgaria under attack - the "Three strikes talks + lawsuit against one of the biggest Bulgarian torrents

[angel todorov]

"Bulgaria stand first in the list of Internet piracy among EU countries,
announced at news conference at the Ministry of the interior Regional
Director for Europe at the International Federation of the Phonographic
Industry (IFPI ) Frances Moor. The Bulgarian Interior Ministry, the Business
Software Association and IFPI signed a Memorandum of Understanding and
Cooperation for Countering Intellectual Piracy in Bulgaria. For the
Bulgarian side the document was signed by Interior Minister Tsvetan
Tsvetanov. Georg Hernleben, European Director of the Business Software
Association said at the ceremony that over 60% of software in Bulgaria is
unlicensed"
Source: http://www.bnr.bg/sites/en/News/Pages/2704B9.aspx

I am searching something in English about the attack against the torrent
tracker...

2010/4/27 Alex <formless at gmail.com>

> that sucks. but the funny thing is: what's bad for pirates is good for
> pirates (pirate parties ;-))
>
> 2010/4/27 angel todorov <angel.todorov at piratskapartia.bg>:
> > Today is sad day for Bulgarian democracy!
> >
> > Copyright owners and our Minister of Interior signed a Memorandum about
> > implementing "The three strikes law"in Bulgaria (with Bulgarian taste, of
> > course).
> >
> > Also today one of the biggest Bulgarian torrent trackers - arenabg.com -
> was
> > attacked. Six people were arestted.
> >
> > They don't understand that we share, because we care!
> > '
> > They dont understand that we can't live with the time of "yesterday",
> when
> > there was no Internet.
> >
> > They just can't realize the true: the time when there were no Pirates
> > Parties in the world has gone long time ago!
> >
> > Тomorrow we will have that much freedom as much we cope today!
> >
> > Unite!
> > --
> > Angel Todorov
> >
> > +359  898798015
> >
> > www.piratskapartia.bg
> >
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-- 
Angel Todorov

+359  898798015

www.piratskapartia.bg
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