Pirate Bay Founders Stare At Jailtime as Supreme Court Rejects Appeal

[btarunr]

Sweden's Supreme Court decided not to grant leave to appeal in the long-running Pirate Bay criminal trial. This translates to the earlier judgement of the Swedish Court of Appeal being upheld. In November 2010, the lower court had found four of the founders of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Carl Lundström, guilty of criminal copyright infringement. Although Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström all had their prison sentences decreased from the levels ordered at their original 2009 trial, they were ordered to pay increased damages amounting to millions of dollars to the plaintiffs in the entertainment industry.

Peter Sunde, AKA Brokep, faces 8 months in prison. Fredrik Neij, AKA TiAMO, faces 10 months. Businessman Carl Lundström has the lightest sentence of 4 months. All will have to pay their share of a combined 46 million Kronor (US $6.8 million) in damages. In related news, the operators of Pirate Bay changed the domain name of their site from *.org to *.se to prevent seizure by the US Government.



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[hanzi]

Oh noes!

 

[phanbuey]

criminal infringement... damn

 

[ZoneDymo]

lulz

 

[TheMailMan78]

Buh Bye scum bags.

 

[Montalva]

LOL... Gj destroying ppls lifes for money..

Avrage annual salary for swedish ppl - 200.000kr.

 

[entropy13]

Well, not really.

 

[hanzi]

Pirates in 1st world countries are obvious. They should relocate to Somalia

 

[Montalva]

Pirates in 1st world countries are obvious. They should relocate to Somalia

yeah cuz real pirates is not as important..

 

[AphexDreamer]

Stupid rich people just trying to get richer. Bah!

(No offense to any actual real rich people on this forum)

 

[virtue]

With this said, we hear news from our old admins that they have received a verdict in Sweden. Our 3 friends and blood brothers have been sentenced to prison. This might sound worse than it is. Since no one of them no longer lives in Sweden, they won't go to jail. They are as free today as they were yesterday.

Source TPB

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Pirate Bay changed the domain name of their site from *.org to *.se to prevent seizure by the US Government.

The US Government aka the internet police :shadedshu

 

[TheMailMan78]

The US Government aka the internet police :shadedshu

Not just the US Government. Your own government has to LET them first. So ether your government is a bunch of pussys OR they are working with the US Government. Take your pick. Blame is equal on both ends.

 

[silkstone]

The entertainment industry seriously need to cath up with modern technology instead of trying to compete with it. TPB provides access to pirate content no more than google.

 

[overclocking101]

t's funny tpb has always seemed to stay up, yet megaupload goes down in ten seconds. just dont seem right to me.

 

[silkstone]

t's funny tpb has always seemed to stay up, yet megaupload goes down in ten seconds. just dont seem right to me.

TPB doesn't host any content, just provides links

 

[overclocking101]

direct links which you dont not need to leave the site for. its bullshit. if they didnt want it on the internet they shouldnt have created it.

 

[TheMailMan78]

direct links which you dont not need to leave the site for. its bullshit. if they didnt want it on the internet they shouldnt have created it.

Like child porn.......

 

[overclocking101]

Like child porn.......

thats completely different completely.

 

[horik]

so we can expect the site to be closed,right?

 

[mtosev]

so we can expect the site to be closed,right?

I don't think TPB is going anywhere

 

[Jarman]

and the world hates Amercians today just that litttttle bit more. One day someone will have the balls to tell them to go **** themselves.

 

[Frick]

and the world hates Amercians today just that litttttle bit more. One day someone will have the balls to tell them to go fuck themselves.

Even if they are found guilty under Swedish law? The US and it's interest groups have pushed, well everyone really a lot, that is true. But it's still swedish law, not US. And when most nations do one thing it's hard to resist doing the same thing (in this case have more laws surrounding the internet), for various of reasons.

EDIT: I do think the punishment is out of proportions, but they are still found guilty.

 

[Jarman]

If they are found guilty under Swedish law then fair enough. Let's just say that they are found innocent under Swedish law, do you think the Americans will just accept that fact and leave it at that?? Or will they spit their dummy out like a child until they get their own way?

 

[TheMailMan78]

If they are found guilty under Swedish law then fair enough. Let's just say that they are found innocent under Swedish law, do you think the Americans will just accept that fact and leave it at that?? Or will they spit their dummy out like a child until they get their own way?

Wouldnt matter. It will would be the Swedish fault for caving. Like I said hate America all you want. Doesnt change the fact its your own goverment doing it. Not the US.