BBC News: Pirate Bay founders sent to jail
Pirate Bay founders sent to jail: “Four men behind The Pirate Bay – one of the world’s biggest file-sharing site – are convicted of copyright infringement.” (Via BBC News.)
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The Times: Pirate Bay founders sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay £2.5 million
Pirate Bay founders sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay £2.5 million: “Four men who founded the popular file-sharing website Pirate Bay were today sentenced to a year in jail and ordered…
Pirate Bay loses trial: defendants face prison time, hefty fines
Pirate Bay loses trial: defendants face prison time, hefty fines: “ Co-founders will appeal decision It’s official – the four defendants in The Pirate Bay versus entertainment industry trial have been found guilty in a…
The Guardian: Pirate Bay accused found guilty
Pirate Bay accused found guilty Swedish court sentences four co-founders of notorious download site The Pirate Bay to a year in jail and a $3.6m fine The four co-founders of website The Pirate Bay have…
Pirate Bay Loses A Lawsuit; Entertainment Industry Loses An Opportunity
(Via Techdirt.) Pirate Bay Loses A Lawsuit; Entertainment Industry Loses An Opportunity: “Well, the verdict has come down in the trial against The Pirate Bay in Sweden, and it appears The Pirate Bay has been…
The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict – Guilty
Post from: TorrentFreak The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict – Guilty While only a few weeks ago, it seems like an eternity since the trial of The Pirate Bay Four ended and the court…
Setback for Sarkozy as French parliament rejects controversial internet law
Setback for Sarkozy as French parliament rejects controversial internet law: “President Sarkozy suffered an embarrassing setback in his efforts to curb illegal downloading when an opposition ploy led Parliament to reject a controversial new law…
US outlines secretive international piracy deal
US outlines secretive international piracy deal: “The world’s major economic powers are considering whether to involve internet service providers (ISPs) in fighting copyright infringement and how to stop pirated material crossing borders, according to documents…
Facebook blocks Pirate Bay torrent links
Facebook blocks Pirate Bay torrent links: “Facebook has blocked users of the notorious Pirate Bay torrent link site from sharing their links via the social networking site. One technology law expert had warned that the…
Pirate Bay linking could implicate Facebook, says lawyer
Pirate Bay linking could implicate Facebook, says lawyer: “The Pirate Bay has unveiled a feature that makes it easy for web users to post links to pirated material on their Facebook page. The activity risks…