Anti-piracy bureaux asking for too much?
Datormagazin writes (in Swedish) that the Danish counterpart to Antipiratbyrån - a Swedish organization working to catch copyright pirates - has been lurking on Kazaa and eDonkey for some time. Based on their findings fines will sent to about 150 Danish users.
I'm not sure I see a problem with these fines, at least not in relationship to what our current laws say. However, I think the anti-piracy bureaux often go too far in their views of what should and should not be allowed.
For example, the Datormagazin article ends in a paragraph describing how the Danish anti-piracy bureau has criticized Microsoft for its advertising of MSN Messenger. They seem to mean that as MSN Messenger allows for easy exchange of files over the Internet, Microsoft is encouraging illegal distribution of copyrighted material.
It's a strange argument if you ask me. Perhaps we should forbid programs implementing and advertising the FTP and HTTP protocols as well? Both protocols enables the exchange of files across the internet and would, by the anti-piracy bureaux' own words, therefore encourage criminal activity.
