folder_open iconSwiss DMCA Quietly Adopted

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Posted by Bryan Andrews | Posted in: External Articles | November 2007

“We have seen a lot of talk over the years about the Canadian DMCA. But few know about the Swiss version recently adopted by law makers … not even the Swiss people. The government and media have been very quiet, probably to avoid a referendum. Indeed, Switzerland is a direct democracy and if 50,000 citizens sign a referendum, the whole country will have a chance to vote against the new copyright law. In this version of the DMCA, sharing a file on P2P networks will land you one year in jail, even though the law mandates a levy on blank media. The history of the law is available online.”

Source: Slashdot

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