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Old 02-20-2011, 07:18 PM   #102
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Funny, thought that Sweden had one of the most generous Social Security systems in the world... still nice to know that you'll be giving anything, you may own, to charity when you die... most generous...

And in the Uk (and most places) copyright is a Civil enforcement problem not a criminal one unless fraud or counterfeiting is involved.
Several people have been taken to court on charges of conspiracy to defraud, but I don't know if anyone has been successfully prosecuted over it.
Of course, the game changed with the Digital Economy Act. The BPI had a clause inserted into that which puts the burden of proof onto the accuser rather than the accused, and it is within the scope of the law for entire families to have their internet access cut off if the family member who is accused cannot prove their innocence.
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