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Under Dutch copyright law, downloading movies and songs for personal use is entirely legal. This presents a unique legal problem for copyright enforcers like "Dutch RIAA" /Stichting BREIN/. Many sites have popped up that point people to opportunities for legal downloading. One of them is FTD, a place to "spot" binaries posted on Usenet. BREIN has accused Usenet and FTD of "facilitating illegal uploading for profit" and called FTD's activities "a criminal act". In response, FTD has gone to court to demand a ruling that FTD is operating legally, that downloading is legal and that BREIN should just shut up. Dutch IT-lawyer Arnoud Engelfriet, one of the lawyers representing FTD in court, will discuss the court case and the Dutch legal situation.
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