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Piracy Is Fine For Personal Use Says Swiss Government
Nick Jardine | Dec. 2, 2011, 4: 12 PM | 1,296 | A A A inShare
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See Also: Welcome To The 20 Best Connected Cities In Europe The New National Defense Authorization Act Is Ridiculously Scary The Media's Blackout Of The National Defense Authorization Act Is Shameful Downloading music and movies without authorization will remain legal in Switzerland after the conclusion of a government study found that the practise doesn't cause enough damage to copyright holders to warrant making it illegal.
TorrentFreak reports that the Swiss study found one in three of the country's citizens over the age of 15 downloaded forms of entertainment illegally. However, it concluded that this demographic is not spending less money on entertainment as a result, so the entertainment industry may not be losing money as a result.
This conclusion means that Swiss piracy law will not be reformed; so long as you're downloading for personal use, you are within the confines of the law.
PC Magazine adds that another conclusion of the study was not that the law had to be changed to deal with unauthorized downloading but that copyright holders should adapt to the new situation.