Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Apr 2009 11:15 UTC, submitted by csynt
Old World 1, New World 0. The four defendants in the landmark The Pirate Bay case, taking place in Sweden, have all been found guilty, and sentenced to one year in jail. They also received a hefty fine of USD 3.58 million to 17 
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Not that it matters much, but usually in European countries the age of consent is 16. It is considered that below that age you're not mature enough to give your consent, so if someone over 18 has sex with someone below 16 (and not below 13), it's statutory rape. Below 13 it's rape, no matter if the girl (or boy) gave consent and there was no violence.