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Friday, 11 February 2005 |
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Norway proposes new digital copyright law
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
OSLO, Norway -- Norwegians would be able to duplicate
their CDs but not convert them for use on MP3 players under a copyright law
proposed Friday.
The government's proposal, which requires parliament's approval, calls for fines
and a maximum penalty of three years in prison for violating copyrights and
engaging in computer piracy.
The legislation would make it illegal to crack security codes on DVDs and CDs or
to provide software or hardware for doing so. It would still be legal for a
person to make a copy of their own CD or DVD for private use, even if that means
cracking the code, as long as it was being copied onto the same digital medium
and not onto another one.
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