The fact that the BSA Software Alliance has been pushing for more anti-piracy measures is old news. But now, tiny Estonia is pushing back against those accusations with equal aplomb.

An Internet advocacy group in Estonia (population: 1.3 million) is speaking out against pressure from BSA and the International Intellectual Property Alliance, which listed the Baltic country as a “special mention” in its annual report (PDF) released in February. In that report, the BSA complained that criminal enforcement of IP laws in Estonia was too weak: “(1) it is a low priority of the government; (2) [there is] a lack of resources; and (3) [there is] a lack of proper training of and competency by law enforcement authorities.”

But Estonian Internet users don’t quite see it that way.

“This is a modern protection racket," said Elver Loho, the deputy head of nonprofit Estonian Internet Community, on Thursday according to Estonian public broadcaster ERR. "I haven't seen such a brazen public ultimatum yet in this field.”

Loho argues that one of the main reasons some Estonians may turn to piracy is because a lot of licensed copyrighted material is simply unavailable legally in the northern European country. Spotify, for example, just arrived in Estonia this past week. The Estonian Ministry of Justice reportedly held a meeting on the question of software piracy this past week.

"The main reasons these services are not in Estonia yet is that it is a small market and the excessive copyright protection hinders service providers for negotiations for licenses that include Estonian territory," he said, noting that Estonia still does not have an online film rental service.