Wednesday, March 29, 2006

German Downloaders face 2 years in jail

From the Register, German downloaders face two years' prison

"The German justice minister has defended changes to German law which will increase sentences for consumers caught downloading copyrighted material to two years. Anyone caught downloading songs or films for commercial purposes could get up to five years in prison.

The changes come into force on 1 January 2007."

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