Swedish ministry proposes tougher file-sharing laws

Reuters, reports that "Sweden's Justice Ministry on Monday proposed legislation that would allow copyright holders to find out the identity of those illegally sharing their music and movies over the Internet.

If approved, the legislation will bring Swedish intellectual property laws into line with a 2004 European Union directive, a ministry spokesman said.

... Sweden only made downloading movie and music files illegal in 2005 after being singled out for criticism by Hollywood."

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