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Anti-Filesharing Initiative
Beginning in September, a new anti-filesharing initiative is going to be underway. Called “Share-Do not Steal,” has the support of 1,750 copyright holders and 36 groups which include the record, movie, TV, and game industries. Furthermore, nearly 2,000 artists, musicians, and other copyright holders are in support of the initiative.
The campaign, which begins in Norway, has the hopes to force Norway’s political parties to show their intentions on unauthorized file-sharing. In a statement from the organizers, beginning with, “Legal file sharing is good. Illegal file sharing is theft,” further goes on to say “Currently the systematic and organized piracy of digital media is carried out to the extent that the very existence of the basis for artists, composers, artists, filmmakers, writers and other rights holders are threatened.