A year ago today, Sweden introduced its highly controversial IPRED legislation designed to make it easier find and take action against illicit file-sharers. The entertainment industries, who were hugely in favor of the new law, said it would lead to decreases in illegal file-sharing, boost online availability of media and encourage citizens to spend money legitimately in official online stores. Critics said that IPRED would boost file-sharing overall, increase usage of alternative methods to obtain unofficial media, would lead to people taking measures to cover their tracks online and prove to be ineffective.

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