Tuesday, February 5th 2008
Sweden Creates Propoganda in Attempt to Curb Piracy
Just because children in Sweden under the age of 15 cannot be charged for a crime of digital origin doesn't mean that said child should pirate. And so, to help promote a lack of piracy, Sweden filmed a nifty little spot that will hopefully make children feel like piracy is wrong. Basically, the story starts out with a classroom full of students admitting that they pirate media. Then, a couple girls try to laugh it off, saying things like "everybody does it, it's no big deal" and "people are just putting it on their iPods". Afterwards, a man informs the classroom of the proper laws, and the children all appear apologetic, and seem like they will never pirate again. Whether or not this will have any effect on piracy in Sweden will depend massively on how this clip is accepted in Swedish society, and how many people see it.
Source:
TorrentFreak
6 Comments on Sweden Creates Propoganda in Attempt to Curb Piracy
hax the banks, and with this law if your caught uh sorry? *rambles incoherently*
For the record, it's the RIAA/MPAA/whatever orginizations behind anti-piracy, not the origional artists. The artists already have everything money can buy, but the RIAA/MPAA like to find people and charge them rediculous sums of money so they can be rich too.
The video does sound pretty dumb though.
And not that the US is any better, just different ways of doing it.