Star Pirate Bay Founders Found Guilty, Massive Fine, 1 Year in Jail
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 17th Apr 2009 11:15 UTC, submitted by csynt
Law and Order 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 American media companies, among which are Warner Bros. Entertainment, MGM Pictures, Columbia Pictures Industries, Twentieth Century Fox Film, Sony BMG, Universal, EMI, Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, and Activision. The defendants have already stated they will appeal the decision.
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RE[3]: questions
by melkor on Sat 18th Apr 2009 01:49 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: questions"
melkor
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Yes, you are 100% correct, but sadly, law, and judges, and governmental interference make sure that it is not looked at in such a manner.

Money talks, the RIAA and MPAA have a lot of money, and I can guarantee you that there was governmental interference in this case, to make *sure* that the 'defendants' lost.

Dave

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