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<DIV><SPAN class=044355712-03012008><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080 size=2>Good
news: seven Swedish MPs from the ruling coalition today break off from the party
line and present a coherent analysis of the connection between file
sharing and right to privacy that's straight out of our
books.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=044355712-03012008><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080 size=2>They
write in the press today that legalizing file sharing is not just the best
solution, but the <EM>only</EM> solution, and they justify it using pirate
rhethoric - that the alternative is a dystopian Big Brother state with a
copyright industry that will never cease to demand more.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=044355712-03012008><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080
size=2>That's seven out of 349, but it's still a light in the
tunnel.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=044355712-03012008><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080 size=2>In
other news, when and where do we assemble for the Berlin conference? It's
getting late to book flight tickets if we want good prices.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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