torrentfreak.com - 4/3/2009
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The controversial Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) has gathered opposition from various sides, most notably half of the Swedsih public. In a response to the new law The Pirate Bay introduced their anonymity service IPREDATOR last week, which is scheduled to open up to ...
news.bbc.co.uk - 4/3/2009
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... support forum launched TorrentFreak reports anti-piracy law causes drop in Swedish Internet traffic TG Daily reports French lawmakers ...
Anti-piracy law leads to massive traffic drop in Sweden
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... for allegedly operating an international ring of illegal file swapping. Regardless of the drop in traffic and police raids, in the last 24 hours almost 400,000 Swedes connected to the Pirate Bay tracker with no decline according to TorrentFreak .
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