Battleangel

It seems to be final. According to IDG (swedish), the scumbag democracy that we (not I) hold so dearly, has allowed the industry to charge 4 SEK per blank DVDR. Effectively starting April 1st (ironic!).

At the moment it is still legal to make copies of digital media for private use, so called backups. But starting next year it WILL be illegal to bypass copy protection schemes (as all products have today more or less). So in the end you might have to pay a fee to compensate for something that you are not allowed to do anyway. It pains me to see that Sweden too is falling into darkness.

Rest assured that I will not comply. This first faltering step can be negated by stockpiling and private imports. As for the coming insanity, breaking civil laws only excites me. And I’m fairly certain most people will react the same way. It’s a minor law and the current system gains support every second of the day whereas our opponents gain none.
This is a matter of principle. Copyright must end. And democracy must be torn asunder for the crimes they have committed.