Is this a late April Fools' joke? How does this supposed system work? It seems there must be a hosted PHP file somewhere - that server needs to have logs, at least if it's inside the EU and however you slice that you're toast.

Basically it seems to work sort of like a BitTorrent tracker that directs your client to other clients. So by what mechanism do you choose who to include in the "net"? If I understand correctly you sort of create channels for different purposes or groups. By using a introductory key? And how do you communicate that key? By encrypted e-mail? So any agencies that listen in on you very easily can see who you communicated with prior to your request for so and so domain holding the darknet PHP file? And how tough is that encryption? Ordinary SSL?

Spreads the file onto multiple peers? Is it possible for this file to run out of entropy in any way??

It's okay.. but don't make the mistake to think this is just about online privacy. This is offline privacy as well. How about having your cellphone tracked 24/7 and having those logs stored for 6 months. Or those hilarious SMS:es you sent while out partying, also stored for 6 months. This is now reality. Pretty rough awakening, don't you think? Not the most pressing matter? well perhaps not. We all value things differently. Me, I take my privacy way more serious than other EU matters or even the financial crisis. //castrox

This is one great big middle finger to the big parties who have ignored the privacy issues. Just this past month it's been very clear that the large parties are trembling because of the massive streams of voters who abandon them for the Pirate Party just because of these important issues. I really hope they will get with the program and realize that they can't dismiss the privacy debate and say that it's just a loud bunch who don't get it (the so called "pirates").

IAAS (I Am A Swede)

This directive will soon be passed. The reason this has taken so long is because it's an initiative taken by the previous party in lower (Social Democrats) and the current part(y|ies) (AKA The Alliance, moderates) in power doesn't like the leftists and the head of the judicial branch has been wining over this directive ever since day one. Nonetheless she is obligated to enforce the directive and says so herself. Even though she proclaims herself to be a integrity watchdog she's just as bad as the leftists.

Battle lost on that front.

The Pirate Party will however make it to the EU parliament this year and we can hope for some real change on these integrity issues.

You're missing the point. They don't believe in this themselves, but they need to say something outrageous so that the politicians - the sheep they are - will listen to them. They're now behaving like a spoiled child that doesn't get whatever it points at - shouting like crazy.

I'd really like a way to filter out all consumer BULLSHIT from the Internet so they'd leave it the fuck alone. But they LOVE the Internet - as long as they control it and this is precisely what they're aiming at. A wonderful, democracy, information, development tool is instead used as a fucking commercial channel.

I can't stand the fuckers, really. Keep your fucking music and movies and stay the fuck away.

Several experts in Sweden are calling for a re-trial with another judge.

It's somewhat embarrassing. The judge says that he made the call that his participation in "intellectual property groups" (upphovsrättsföreningar) did not bias him.

When the trial started a nämndeman (assistant to the judge) was dismissed because he was considered biased due to his profession as a composer.

It sure will be interesting to see how this one plays out. One might assert that the judge made a huge mistake by taking the case and thus wasting a tremendous amount of time and energy for both sides. Rather moronic for a judge, who should be able to see this type of conflicts.

Several experts in Sweden are calling for a re-trial with another judge.

It's somewhat embarrassing. The judge says that he made the call that his participation in "intellectual property groups" (upphovsrättsföreningar) did not bias him.

When the trial started a nämndeman (assistant to the judge) was dismissed because he was considered biased due to his profession as a composer.

It sure will be interesting to see how this one plays out. One might assert that the judge made a huge mistake by taking the case and thus wasting a tremendous amount of time and energy for both sides. Rather moronic for a judge, who should be able to see this type of conflicts.

I understand your critisism but I disagree that the best option to fight for our apparent right to download music is to simply ignore that media companies will bring your ass to court, fine you into oblivion and then in some weird way you win.

You cannot win this battle by filesharing copyrighted works unless you mean that once all file sharers are economically obliterated, there will magically not be any consumers left and the politics and market will (again) magically change?

I don't understand the master plan here. Feel free to enlighten me - I enjoy this conversation (see my e-mail if you're unwilling to post all twists and turns to slashdot). I for one won't hope for your premature death.

How are "all" affected negatively by my actions (and I don't mean this to be a statistical rebuttal)? If I and all the rest continue to download, what exactly will happen? Will they change the law so that once again, the media companies cannot ask for IP-address to identity resolutions? At what price? You're not asking for little, are you.

You see, the only way for that plan to have an effect is to actually wind up in court. If you continue to fileshare their crap and manage to dodge their radar you haven't accomplished shit! So in other words, you want me to sell my car, move to a smaller apartment, dress like a hobo and eat noodles every day. Wow, you're a brave guy, aren't you. Please don't lecture me on civil disobedience when you're taking jack risk.

Finally, the way you DO win this battle is on the political arena. Now, you might not be Swedish and so you cannot vote on the Pirate Party. I am and I surely will. Meanwhile I participate in protests and educate friends and family (and co-workers).

Whoah, that's quite some hostility. I'm sure you'll understand where I'm coming from once you read my comments and get a cool off break.

As someone else articulated: The game is rigged? Don't play the game.

I'm a fierce freedom activist. But continuing to support the media industry by filesharing their works (they do "own" them after all -- that's the current law -- let's respect it for a moment) is really a bad idea. My hope is that a sort of "open source" market will develop as people reject "the industry".

It's sad to see people like you, completely blinded by rage towards the media companies, attacking constructive ideas and the people behind them.

Don't play the game. Simple as that.

You make a good point, Kjella. I agree with you that my approach is not going to legalize filesharing copyrighted works without permission from the authors/rightsholders.

My point is that by stopping so called piracy, the market will find a way to provide us with services that we can accept. This is my sincere hope.

The Swedish law we're discussing basically boils down to that copyright owners can request the identity behind an IP-address from an ISP with permission from a court. If the artist gives permission, people can fileshare all they want. Again, this is what I hope will happen as the industry keeps chasing its customers.