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June 9, 2005 ../ Swedes Crack Down On Illegal File-SharingThe Swedish Parliament has passed a new law making any type of file-sharing or digital downloading or copyrighted material illegal. Songs, movies, books and any other copyrighted works are prohibited from being shared online via the popular Peer-To-Peer (P2P) services such as Kazaa and Limewire.The new legislation, which goes into effect on July 1, 2005, expands upon an earlier Swedish law by making both downloading and uploading content illegal. Previously, only uploading, or making the content available for others to download, was cited. Sweden's anti-piracy group, Antipiratbyran, has stated that it will be very diligent in pursuing violators. Antipiratbyran has a tough-guy reputation in Sweden especially since they have collected user's IP addresses - without having to go to a court to obtain the identity of the user. Antipiratbyran's renegade technology allows it to pinpoint an offender's IP address and then collect it in a database. However, a recent uproar about privacy concerns has curtailed Antipiratbyran's pitbull tactics and now they are reporting the offender's directly to the police. In the past, Sweden has been criticized as being too lenient against rampant file-sharing that has consumed the country and provided a safe haven for P2P companies. The Future: Of course, the Swedish Parliament couldn't pass a new law without adding a slew of fresh taxes including one that adds a levy on recordable media. This would be a great idea if the collected money went into a pool that would be shared by the year's top-selling artists in Sweden, but it will probably go to providing the citizens with more useless government jobs.
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 As the name correctly implies, Experiments In Sound, is Futuremusic's latest endeavor for pushing electronic music technology to the very edge of what's possible. Experiments In Sound grew out of Futuremusic's avant-garde events in New York City that featured DJ's taking mixing and live sound reinforcement to a whole new level with the very latest gear and software. Now Experiments In Sound has become The Ultimate Mix Contest...
After the tremendous success of our groundbreaking The Next Big Thing DJ Contest, Futuremusic has decided to once again create a new paradigm...
Futuremusic wants to thank everyone who participated in The Next Big Thing 2004. John Digweed, Beatport, Alienware, M-Audio, Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, PVDJ, PK Graphics, Ableton, The DubHouse, Propellerheads, Technics, FreeFloat, The Church, PCDJ and every DJ who entered this year's event thank you. From the sheer number of quality mixes, we can tell you that dance music is thriving in the United States. The amount of outstanding talent and creativity really blew us away, and every DJ who's putting their heart, mind and soul behind the music is a winner. John Digweed has made his decision and the winner is... Think you got skills?? Then start practicing! The Next Big Thing 2005 will kick off at the end of the summer!!
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