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The Pirates of Sweden
August 23, 2006
I haven't downloaded or seen this yet, but here's a link to a documentary on Sweden's movie Piracy movement by the pirates themselves. (I realize this is a bit like posting a pro-Bush doc on Moveon.org or whatever the vice-versa would be, but hey, always good to know the other point of view, no?) The site, Steal This Movie, lets users download part 1 of the doc for viewing on an iPod or computer or get a DVD copy and promises a Part 2 once they raise some more money.
From the Steal This Film site:
THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW DOCUMENTARIES BY 'OLD MEDIA' CREWS WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NET AND SEE PEER-TO-PEER ORGANISATION AS A THREAT TO THEIR LIVELIHOODS. THEY HAVE NO REASON TO REPRESENT THE FILESHARING MOVEMENT POSITIVELY, AND NO CAPACITY TO REPRESENT IT LUCIDLY.
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BoingBoing, which is where I found it, did check it out and says:
I was really interested to hear how deep a chord the MPAA-ordered police raid on The Pirate Bay's Swedish servers struck in the heart of Swedes, who quite rightly view threats of trade sanctions and US corporate intervention in their national laws as a serious incursion on their national self-determination.
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