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[Digital Hellhound]

I love the last sentence here.

Oikeusministeriön alainen Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos julkaisi 12.12.2012 tutkimuksen (Nuorten rikoskäyttäytyminen ja uhrikokemukset 2012), jonka mukaan 79 prosenttia 15-16 vuotiaista nuorista on ladannut laitonta tekijänoikeuden alaista sisältöä verkosta. 71 prosenttia vastaajista ilmoitti ladanneensa laitonta sisältöä edellisen 12 kuukauden aikana. Tutkimustuloksia ei vielä ole siitä, mitä seuraa, jos kokonainen ikäluokka leimataan rikollisiksi.

Loosely translated; according to research, 79% of 15-16 year-olds have illegally downloaded something, 71% during the last year. There are not yet any results on what would happen if an entire age group was declared criminals.

It's a bit vague on what the law would actually mean for the average person, but there were other bits like making use of materials in teaching and research easier and such that I doubt anyone has a problem with. It also seems to decrease fines and punishment and yeah, what da_nang said. You get the sense here the police/justice department is fed up with having to put resources into really petty copyright crime.

I like that they mention 'chisugate', where the cops basically confiscated a 9-year-old's Hello Kitty laptop. That sure wasn't good press.

[Dutchling]

What language is that? Those words are all way too long o.o

[Sheb]

Look like a monkey smashed a keyboard? Plus they had a shortage of everything but k and a? That's finnish for ye.

[ChairmanPoo]

Looks Finnish to me

[Owlbread]

This is the best article on the Scottish independence referendum I have read. If you need one good article to read to inform yourself of this issue, read that.

[Sheb]

So any of you got though about the TTIP?

[scrdest]

I try to use the term 'libertarian' for free market economics, and 'progressive' for somebody that likes stuff like gay marriage and what not, if that helps clear things up.

What if someone is both? Or neither? You use both (i.e. libertarian progressive, in this case)?

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Spoiler: Unorthodox Russian design style(Sochi) (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: No snow? Russians found a solution (click to show/hide)

[scrdest]

Spoiler: Unorthodox Russian design style(Sochi) (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: No snow? Russians found a solution (click to show/hide)

Painting the grass has a long and proud tradition in the former Second World.

[Sheb]

This is the best article on the Scottish independence referendum I have read. If you need one good article to read to inform yourself of this issue, read that.

Really good, if a bit long (it's more an essay than an article). The point that if Scotland stay within the UK it might very well get dragged out of the EU by the British referendum is a good one.

I don't know if it's a side-effect of repeated exposure to Owlbread, but I am now a Scottish Nationalist, if not Scottish. You may not have my vote, but you definitely have my support. I pledge to get stone drunk on the finest Scottish whiskey if the YES wins.

P.S. Actually, I've got one more question. Since the EU elections will take place a mere 4 months before the referendum, what impact do you think the former will have on the latter?  I guess a strong showing by the UKIP or BNP would be favorable to the cause of YES, while a Labour surge would not. Also, Scotland is actually its own constituency for the European Parliament, so I wonder what would happen to those MEP in case of a split.

[Owlbread]

When the debate is clearly framed in front of you as it really is, it's quite hard to stay Unionist or see appeal in that cause. Though there are and will be flaws in our arguments none of them are catastrophic enough to change minds that haven't been changed already. It's not even the issue itself; Scotland regaining sovereignty, it's possibility and hope against negativity and the old elites.

P.S. Actually, I've got one more question. Since the EU elections will take place a mere 4 months before the referendum, what impact do you think the former will have on the latter?  I guess a strong showing by the UKIP or BNP would be favorable to the cause of YES, while a Labour surge would not. Also, Scotland is actually its own constituency for the European Parliament, so I wonder what would happen to those MEP in case of a split.

You have asked two good questions, both of which are the talk of the commentariat. I have the same thoughts as you on the issue though I predict a decent showing for SNP support in Scotland. In the event of independence we would undoubtedly form more European constituencies and gain more influence.

[Sheb]

Actually, wether you create more constituencies or not wouldn't give you more influence. What would give you more influence is the fast that A) MEP from Scotland would feel Scottish rather than British (focusing more on your needs) and B) that small countries in the EU are overrepresented. You currently have 6 MEPs. I don't want to actually compute how many MEP you'd get after independence, but Finland got about the same population as Scotland and has 13 MEPs.

Edit: Also, I demand you change your avatar to this:

[Digital Hellhound]

Owlbread is secretly the minister of propaganda of the New Scottish Empire. And he's doing a damned good job.

[Dutchling]

I contemplated reading that essay, but it was too long :v

Spoiler: tl;dr (click to show/hide)

[Ukrainian Ranger]

I am curious. How close is this to the real situation in Sweden? I know that nationalists tend to exaggerate things...