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A law introduced a month ago banning the downloading of copyright-protected material without the owner’s permission appears to have had no effect on downloaders’ behaviour, according to Swedish internet providers.

“Looking at our figures, nothing has happened,” said Niklas Jakobsson, an engineer at Netnod, Sweden’s biggest internet hub.

Jakobsson told Thursday’s Metro that the law “has not influenced the traffic” passing through the company’s systems, a message which was confirmed by other providers.