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The owners of [[The Pirate Bay]] are set to face charges of "assisting [others in] copyright infringement" in a Swedish court on 16 February 2009. <ref>http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-gets-ready-for-court-case-090126/</ref> The defendants are Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundström. If convicted they could be liable for fines up to $188,000 USD and face up to two-years in jail. <ref>http://www.betanews.com/article/Sweden_formally_charges_Pirate_Bay_owners/1201799919</ref> |
The owners of [[The Pirate Bay]] are set to face charges of "assisting [others in] copyright infringement" in a Swedish court on 16 February 2009. <ref>http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-gets-ready-for-court-case-090126/</ref> The defendants are Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundström. If convicted they could be liable for fines up to $188,000 USD and face up to two-years in jail. <ref>http://www.betanews.com/article/Sweden_formally_charges_Pirate_Bay_owners/1201799919</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:25, 16 February 2009
The owners of The Pirate Bay are set to face charges of "assisting [others in] copyright infringement" in a Swedish court on 16 February 2009. [1] The defendants are Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundström. If convicted they could be liable for fines up to $188,000 USD and face up to two-years in jail. [2]
The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay is a Swedish website that indexes and tracks BitTorrent (".torrent") files. It bills itself as "the world's largest BitTorrent tracker"[3] and is ranked as the 109th most popular website by Alexa Internet.[4] The website is primarily funded with advertisements shown next to torrent listings. Initially established in November 2003 by the Swedish anti-copyright organization Piratbyrån ("The Piracy Bureau"), it has been operating as a separate organization since October 2004. The website is currently run by Gottfrid Svartholm ("anakata"), Fredrik Neij ("TiAMO") and Peter Sunde ("brokep").
The Raid
On 31 May 2006 in Stockholm, The Pirate Bay, a Swedish website that indexes torrent files, was raided by Swedish police, causing it to go offline for three days. Upon reopening, the site's number of visitors more than doubled,[5] the increased popularity attributed to greater exposure through the media coverage. The raid, alleged by Pirate Bay to be politically motivated and under pressure from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA),[6] was reported as a success by the MPAA in the immediate aftermath, but with the website being restored within days and the raising of the debate in Swedish culture, The Pirate Bay and other commentators considered the raid "highly unsuccessful".[7]
Charges Filed
On 31 January 2008, Swedish prosecutors filed charges against four of the individuals behind The Pirate Bay for "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws".[8][9]
References
- ^ http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-gets-ready-for-court-case-090126/
- ^ http://www.betanews.com/article/Sweden_formally_charges_Pirate_Bay_owners/1201799919
- ^ Pfanner, Eric (2008-01-31). "Swedes charge 4 in case involving copyright infringement of music and films". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Thepiratebay.org - The Pirate Bay". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Should The Pirate Bay thank MPAA for its cult following? | Startup Meme". Startupmeme.com. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Steal This Film.
- ^ "The Pirate Bay Not Impressed by Announced Prosecution". TorrentFreak. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2007-05-20.
- ^ "Pirate Bay Future Uncertain After Operators Busted | Threat Level from Wired.com". Blog.wired.com. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Larsson, Linus (2008-01-31). "Charges filed against the Pirate Bay four". Computer Sweden. Retrieved 2008-02-01.