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- Goose31, on 08/28/2008, -1/+74No evidence still? Just let the ***** case go, they're not gonna win...
- inactive, on 08/28/2008, -1/+45FTA: "In case we lose the pending trial (yeah right) there will still not be any changes to the site. The Pirate Bay will keep operating just as always. We’ve been here for years and we will be here many more.”
- vtnerd, on 08/29/2008, -1/+34Guess the prosecution needed more time to fabricate claims....
- kidwithsword, on 08/29/2008, -1/+29They're probably having trouble finding any evidence at all on TPB. I don't see what suing will do, anyway. They'll never let the site get taken down...
- hippykiller, on 08/29/2008, -0/+23The Pirate Bays response to dream works pretty much sums it up I think...
As you may or may not be aware, Sweden is not a state in the United States
of America. Sweden is a country in northern Europe.
Unless you figured it out by now, US law does not apply here.
For your information, no Swedish law is being violated.
Please be assured that any further contact with us, regardless of medium,
will result in
a) a suit being filed for harassment
b) a formal complaint lodged with the bar of your legal counsel, for
sending frivolous legal threats.
It is the opinion of us and our lawyers that you are ....... morons, and
that you should please go sodomize yourself with retractable batons.
Please also note that your e-mail and letter will be published in full on
http://www.thepiratebay.org.
Go ***** yourself.
Polite as usual,
anakata - mills84, on 08/28/2008, -2/+24Is the punishment for piracy still hanging?
- vfreak2, on 08/29/2008, -2/+21Why the procrastination guys? Is it because you don't think you can win against TPB? Or perhaps, the fact that they're doing nothing illegal in Sweden??
- Nouman6, on 08/29/2008, -2/+21If a candidate said "I use Torrents" he'd have a hell of a lot of votes.
- Khast, on 08/29/2008, -1/+20I don't see what The Pirate Bay is doing as bad. Sure, it hosts torrents for pirated videos/music/ect...however TPB is just a host, why not grow some balls and go after the original torrent seeds? Wouldn't it be them who actually committed the crime in the first place?
Oh, I see, like any other corporation, you try to go after the easiest possible solution....
Haven't you guys learned yet, It's like a Hydra, you take one down many pop back in to fill the gap...As big and popular as TPB is, I'd hate to see how many new heads this will create.... - dvsbastard, on 08/29/2008, -6/+22"Do what you want coz a pirate is free, you are a pirate!"
- Nouman6, on 08/29/2008, -1/+17I like how TPB is just getting more and more publicity. :)
- scheibs14, on 08/29/2008, -0/+14Wow I've never seen that before....what a douche
- Jenadae, on 08/29/2008, -3/+17ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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..................................., - crownedgriffin, on 08/29/2008, -0/+11http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4352698/Lazy_Town_ ...
- dsmx, on 08/29/2008, -1/+12Not yet but the MPAA and the RIAA will obviously try to get th punishment up to that level.
- JJ1230, on 08/29/2008, -2/+11http://thepiratebay.org/legal
- rodz91, on 08/29/2008, -2/+11Mandatory "***** THE RIAA/MPAA" comment.
- rambamslam, on 08/29/2008, -2/+10Gathering claims and serving summons took longer than expected? Go figure.
- btschul, on 08/29/2008, -1/+9Actually, I believe south park said it best: http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/103759
- lundman, on 08/29/2008, -0/+8They are waiting for the MPAA/RIAA cheques to clear first.....
- madeingermany, on 08/29/2008, -0/+7I bet it's taking quite a long time to process all these claims ;)
But according to Swedish law, they did nothing wrong, so no evidence. - Meocross, on 08/29/2008, -2/+9I like how these MAFIAA ***** cant tell the difference between a tracker and a hosting site, hope they fail hard.
- evanscott07, on 08/29/2008, -4/+10they'll most likely have to walk the plank
- BrokenCircle, on 08/29/2008, -0/+5TPB has advertisements?
- cgbspender, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4"Wouldn't it be them who actually committed the crime in the first place?"
Uploading torrents is no crime. Well, maybe in Iran if you upload pr0n or insults to Allah or in China if it is anything against the party ...
Oh, and calling TPB a host is not entirely right either. It should be clear that they do not host the copyright infringing files. All that is on their site is information where to ask for these files. Prosecuting TPB for that is like accusing the white pages of selling illegal drugs because they have listed the phone number of a drug dealer.
Apart from that, and me being a smartass, you are of course right. - doddilus, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4it doesn't profit at all from illegal activity, TPB doesn't profit period
- inactive, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4it would be amazing if the trial started on sept 19.
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ - Culyt, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4I'm sure there is plenty of faked and/or illegality obtained evidence.
Of course if they have succeeded in bribing the judge the same way they did the police officer on the case then there could be a problem.
☢ - hippykiller, on 08/29/2008, -0/+4Your buddy Rick gets the coolest *****.
- raada, on 08/29/2008, -2/+5The reason it takes so long time is because what TPB is doing is most likely legal in Swedish law. They are not hosting any copyrighted material, they are just saying where you can find files. It is similar to writing a book about how to make explosives (legal) but not actually making explosives (illegal).
RIAA or IFPI or whoever is accusing TPB need to prove that they are doing something illegal, which they aren't doing. So my guess is that this will take very long time and then be thrown out of court. - phoomp, on 08/29/2008, -0/+3I don't think having evidence will really affect the outcome of the case, it would just make it look better when the RIAA buys the verdict it wants. Given how things have been progressing (prosecutors-bought, police department-bought), I don't think it matters that they did nothing wrong according to Swedish law.
- jamesmcm, on 08/29/2008, -0/+3One should try to avoid using the terms:
Intellectual Property - As it bundles together patent, copyright and trademark laws, all of which are vastly different from each other. It also defines it as property and so implies it should be treated like physical objects are.
Piracy - Piracy was once used as a term against record labels who didn't pay their artists, now it's used as a term against filesharers. It also implies there is something ethically wrong about redistributing the files. I don't think there's anything wrong with redistributing the files as long as the author receives a small donation (which is hard to do with the huge record labels and easier shown in free software).
Copyright 'protection' - Copyright was first implemented in the public's best interests, so that the author would be able to continue writing and so more works would be available to the public. However, copyright was only intended as an industrial regulation (since if one tried to copy a book without a printing press, the impact would be negligible). Now, however, copyright does not protect the public's rights but restricts them so please refer to it as copyright restriction. IMO copyright needs to be re-though in the modern era, when anyone can copy a book or album, since it requires draconian laws and methods which invade people's privacy.
I think that the best system would be an iPhone app store style application but where everything is free to download and redistribute (perhaps under the GPL) but it is very easy to donate directly to the author/band/developers so the only thing stopping people from donating would be worrying about the few dollars and not the huge hassle of signing up in the first place. - HotSaucePanCake, on 08/29/2008, -0/+3I wonder if they realize drawing attention to TPB is just making their situation worse... More and more people are using it.
- Dundasbro, on 08/29/2008, -0/+3I'm sorry, I guess you are right person who knows nothing about me. You reallky taught me a lesson there.
- kirado4, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2you quite funny.. what's high school like these days
- poet, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2You call what they make profits?
- FonzsXe, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1i know right?!
- poet, on 08/29/2008, -4/+590% of torrent users aren't voters.
- cipals15, on 01/18/2009, -0/+1I have read the emails at the pirate bay and some replies contain humor. :)
http://www.brandingyp.com/2009/01/pirate-bay-gigan ... - kirado4, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1I think you should go to jail.. you must have made a mix tape at least one in your life.. or at least used a VCR to record a program.. jail time for you!
- naekun, on 08/31/2008, -0/+1"Facilitating copyright infringement"?
Go sue Google too, so. And the browsers companies. Like Microsoft.
Damn, I think my computer also facilitates copyright infringement. - gelatina1996, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1o/ supported
- kirado4, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1I don't get it, how can more than one record or movie association apply to sue.. eg. the MPAA and the Swedish version of it? It doesn't make any sense.. How can they both have lost money.. if the one is just the Swedish version of the American association distributing American music and movies etc. I can't sue someone twice for a singular act.. surely?
- lilricky, on 08/30/2008, -0/+1Just goes to show you how important the right to a speedy trial is here in the US. For the TBP guys, I wish Sweden had something similar.
- GardenDoor, on 08/29/2008, -1/+1Yes, they do have advertisements.
- eklife, on 08/29/2008, -0/+0Mandatory "***** THE RIAA/MPAA" comment. #2
- Perrry, on 09/13/2008, -0/+0Long live The Pirate Bay!
- freaky2k, on 08/29/2008, -2/+1Long live the TPB. Long ***** the MPAA/RIAA.
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