After Sweden's New Law, a Major Drop In Internet Traffic

iamnot writes "The new IPRED law came into effect in a big way in Sweden on April 1st. A news report has come out showing that internet traffic dropped by 30% from March 31st to April 1st. A lawyer from the Swedish anti-piracy agency was quoted as saying that the drop in traffic 'sends a very strong signal that the legislation works.' Is the new law, which allows for copyright holders to request the identification of people sharing files, truly curing people of their evil ways? Or perhaps it is just taking some time for Swedish downloaders to figure out the new IPREDator VPN system from The Pirate Bay."

very strong signal that the legislation works

[iminplaya]

Yep the bear patrol is working like a dream

Re:They pull a knife, we pull a gun

[tick-tock-atona]

LISTER: You want to talk? Let's talk.
SIMULANT: You have no weapon?
LISTER: No. You have no weapon?
SIMULANT: No.

They walk towards each other.

SIMULANT: Guess what? (Pulls out hunting knife.) I lied.
LISTER: Guess what? (Allows pole to slide from the arm of his jacket.) So did I.
SIMULANT: But I lied twice. (Pulls out a handgun.)
LISTER: Smeg, I didn't think of that.

Re:Nothing will change.

[Z00L00K]

I also suspect that it will be temporary and that the methods will change over time.

Let's see what it is in a month from now. However - it's spring time so you may get lower traffic if the weather is good and people starts to spend time outdoors. Some hackers may even have a life!

Re:very strong signal that the legislation works

[wintermute000]

I want to buy your rock.

Or

[w0mprat]

April 1st, does everyone not bother getting on the net because most news articles are april fools jokes?

Re:Nothing will change.

[travbrad]

Either that or one of the tubes got clogged.

Re:Nothing will change.

[Thorwak]

You're saying we only have 3 tubes in Sweden? :(

Re:Nothing will change.

[halcyon1234]

Usage probably dropped-off due to fears over Conficker, as people avoided using their internet on April 1 (including me)

Nah, man. It just goes to show that April 1st's Internet Reboot worked exactly like they said it would. It cleaned up a bunch of old websites that were clogging things up with their traffics.

Re:Nothing will change.

[arndawg]

no a SERIES of 3 tubes.

Re:Nothing will change.

[flewp]

In the middle of a snowstorm, and uphill both ways?

Re:Nothing will change.

[shutdown -p now]

But... but... think of all your precious unlimited bandwidth wasted while you're out enjoying free air! ~

Think of the bandwidth!

Re:They pull a knife, we pull a gun

[mgblst]

No he is right, you aren't supposed to enjoy culture. Nobody enjoys the opera, ballet, art galleries, etc....