Aaron Swartz Rolls In His Grave

(Before It's News)

(Acclaimed News) Online piracy is an ever-increasing problem for the power-crazed music and film corporations who have been lobbying for years for changes to be made to the way the law deals with copyright offences.

The British government has now revealed that is looking to increase the amount of jail time for people convicted of online copyright infringement. The current penalty carries a maximum of two years imprisonment but ministers are considering increasing it to 10 years.

Creative industry representative groups have called for stronger deterrents and updates to the laws covering online piracy, arguing that a short jail sentence is not enough to prevent the problem.

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