File sharing Law Gets Further Delay

The Swedish Government still has to make efforts in coming forward with a decision that would keep things in a balance with respect to piracy and copyright as it has postponed such a decision based on the proposition on an anti-piracy law.

About two weeks ago P2POn was writing “that a cloud of controversies is about to spread due to a new law proposal against illegal file-sharing. The two factors that will stand opposed are the protection of intellectual property vs. the protection of personal integrity”. Well the two factors kept things on a standstill. The Ministry of Justice intended to have a law proposition against illegal file sharing in the hands of the Parliament this month. However, the session held two days ago didn’t end with the passing of the bill as hoped.

What will follow will be further discussions between the four centre-right parties regarding all the aspects that formulating such a law imply. Time seems to be a main priority since there are so many expectations (that differ) related to the controversial law bill and a final decision in this respect.

The opinions are divided – on one side we have those engaged in the music and film industry, a number a celebrities who’ve spoken in support of the law proposal and on the other side there are those adhering to the pro-integrity opinion against the law proposal.

The disagreement is also maintained at a political level between persons inside the four governing parties.

The situation kept government politicians busy over the last two weeks finding a solution that would equally respect both the protection of intellectual and the protection of personal integrity.