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class=567304811-12032008>hold your horses a bit before going ballistic on this
one, I'm trying to figure out exactly what is new here. Apparently, Denmark
<EM>already</EM> has a six-year prison term for copyright infringement, but
seeks to expand it to patent infringements (?!?).</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=567304811-12032008>Ole, perhaps you can help out?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
pp.international.general-bounces@lists.pirateweb.net
[mailto:pp.international.general-bounces@lists.pirateweb.net] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Rick Falkvinge (Piratpartiet)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 12, 2008
12:11<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pirate Parties International -- General
Talk'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [pp.int.general] Denmark announces new penalties for
file sharing<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080 size=2><A
href="http://www.oem.dk/sw21117.asp">http://www.oem.dk/sw21117.asp</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=509090911-12032008><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080 size=2>In
short: the penalty for copyright infringement is raised to 1-6 years in
prison. That means a minimum prison term of one year for copyright
infringement.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=509090911-12032008><FONT face=Georgia color=#000080
size=2>This is the same penalty as armed robbery, and considerably higher than
assault or rape. (I have compared to the Swedish penalties, so it's not
entirely red-apples-to-red-apples, but they are always strikingly similar, so
green-apples-to-red-apples.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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