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FBI trains Sweden copyright cops

p2pnet.net news:- Would you call a crew of entertainment cartel copyright-cops 'elite'? Well, that's how they're being described by The Local which posts an, "elite corps of Swedish police has been trained to combat Internet piracy by the FBI and American lobbying lobbying organization the Motion Picture Association."

It's mind-boggling how not just the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), as the Hollywood spin organization is better known, but brother outfit the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and the corporate software industry's BSA (Business Software Alliance) are freely able to use police officers around the world, paid for by local people through their taxes, for hard-core business exercises.

And no one says a blind thing, least of all the taxpayers whose hard-earned money is thus being used to enhance corporate profits.

Nor has anyone studied what kind of detrimental affect this may have over the short or long term on normal policing duties, such as going after murders and the like.

Marianne Hilton, head of studies at the Swedish National Police Academy, defended the use of involvement of lobbying organizations such as the MPA, says the story, quoting Computer Sweden.

"I have full confidence in the organizer of the course," it has her declaring. "We have contacts with organizations outside the police. If we have made the judgment that if a group has competence that we can use, then we invite them in."

She doesn't say who initially 'sensitized' the police.

Meanwhile, six police officers have been given training by the MPA and by FBI agent Andrew Myers, "as well as a number of Swedish experts in the field," says The Local, still quoting Computer Sweden.

And from the look of it, it's all down to The Pirate Bay, recently written up by US fashion mag Vanity Fair.

"Sweden, home to The Pirate Bay, the world's largest bit-torrent site, has come to be viewed by many in the music and movie industries as a haven for Internet piracy," says the story, going on:

"In an attempt to improve the Swedish police's record on piracy, a group of six police officers have been given training by the MPA and by FBI agent Andrew Myers, as well as a number of Swedish experts in the field, reports.

"According to documents from the International Intellectual Property Alliance seen by computer Sweden, the MPA will be participating at further seminars in Sweden later this year."

The IIPA is currently on a major world rantkrieg, accusing countries everywhere of harbouring copyright criminals, and Computer Sweden, says, "representatives from the Motion Picture Association and the FBI have been invited in to give lectures at Sweden's National Police Academy."

"The police do not see any conflict of interest in welcoming the lobby organisation but Sweden’s Pirate Party, which campaigns for copyrighted material to be free for everyone, says the MPA should not be able to get involved in this country’s justice system, 'just to protect their old, lucrative monopoly'," says Radio Sweden, adding:

"Internet Piracy was a hot topic in Sweden last year, after Swedish Police closed down one of the world’s biggest bit torrent sites, The Pirate Bay.

"It was alleged Washington had threatened to go to the World Trade Organisation to get sanctions imposed on Sweden if the site was not stopped. It was back up and running three days later."