Two years in prison for downloading latest film?

Two years in prison for downloading latest film?

"GERMANS risk two years in prison if they illegally download films and music for private use under a new law agreed yesterday. Anybody who downloads films for commercial use could be jailed for up to five years.

The measures, some of the toughest in Europe, were announced after an aggressive campaign by the film industry in Germany, the largest market in the EU and one of the most computer-literate populations."

Better watch those downloads in future. The article states the new law comes into effect on January 1, 2007, but from the discussion on Slashdot the law hasn't been discussed and agreed... yet.

[via Slashdot]