[FYI] Italy approves 'jail for P2P users' law
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/20/italy_p2p_law/>
Italy approves 'jail for P2P users' law
By Tony Smith
Published Thursday 20th May 2004 14:10 GMT
Italy has made transferring content via the Internet without the
permission of the copyright holder a criminal offence
The Italian parliament yesterday voted in favour of imposing jail
sentences of up to three years on anyone caught uploading or
downloading unauthorised copyright material to and from the Net.
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The move comes in direct response to the rise of P2P services such as
Kazaa and Gnutella, and was prompted by the country's film industry.
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