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The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict - Guilty

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  • KnarkJesus, on 04/17/2009, -27/+2416And now they will appeal, and this won't be settled for years. Meanwhile TPB continues as if nothing happened. I'm gonna go download a movie now...
  • tinsanta, on 04/17/2009, -35/+1777Wont change a thing, cut 4 heads off 8 more will grow.
  • Suzpaz, on 04/17/2009, -99/+1708SCANDAL!
    When did US law become Swedish law ??

    Now the MPAA and the other ***** will think it's okay to just go around and sue people in every country in the world, because they will just adopt US law once they go to court.

    We need to go to the streets now.
  • merku, on 04/17/2009, -35/+1192Let's all stop going to the cinema for one year!
  • diggitalism, on 04/17/2009, -13/+812i will tattoo the blueprints of the prison on my body and go and free the pirates. support me
  • sonycam, on 04/17/2009, -54/+805Wow, just wow.
  • Sub7, on 04/17/2009, -28/+757***** THE RIAA
  • lovecss, on 04/17/2009, -5/+660More information on the BBC News website:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8003799.stm
    "In a Twitter posting, Mr Sunde said: "Nothing will happen to TPB, this is just theatre for the media."
    Mr Sunde went on to say that he "got the news last night that we lost".
    "It used to be only movies, now even verdicts are out before the official release.""
  • Googled, on 04/17/2009, -13/+57495% of teenagers generation uses file sharing; they will be the ones in a few years who can vote and be in power.

    The majority of people in power at the moment have more than likely never truely used the Internet; for them it's just about profits.
  • Yatti420, on 04/17/2009, -19/+569The bay will live forever but it's a sad day when the pirates walk the planks.
  • omenmedia, on 04/17/2009, -26/+511What the hell? How do they not understand that they are providing a service and not actually storing or transmitting ANY illegal material themselves whatsoever? *shakes head* It's like finding a company guilty for murder that made a gun someone used to kill a person.
  • rageretribution, on 04/17/2009, -18/+472Q. What is a pirate's favourite type of music?
    A. Arr and B!
  • BaldyNapper, on 04/17/2009, -9/+422Nothing will change, they will appeal against the judgment and carry on in the meantime.
  • scarz99, on 04/17/2009, -18/+409It's still April 1st in Sweden right?

    RIGHT!?
  • robertjamespaul, on 04/17/2009, -35/+371***** ***** *****
  • norbiu, on 04/17/2009, -4/+320It would, if you could convince the mainstream crowd, who never even heard of TPB.
  • ColinZeal, on 04/17/2009, -22/+326Effin embarrasing to be a Swede today.

    I expect a prosecution against Volvo and SAAB as well as their vehicles can be used for crimes.

    EMBARRASING!


    edit:
    So tired that sweden is the kid on the school ground that gets pushed around by the "big bully" (the american companies)
    GROW SOME BALLS!!!

    Here you get away with murder or raping compared to the TPB guys... Sad ***** day!
  • Floris, on 04/17/2009, -32/+311revolution time
  • chrillen, on 04/17/2009, -27/+287That's a bit of a suprise.
  • primatage, on 04/17/2009, -37/+289did not expect this. this is very bad.
  • dyranios2, on 04/17/2009, -2/+236Hell yeah the streets the streets!

    *sits on computer for the next 6 hours*
  • egrefen, on 04/17/2009, -8/+241I know. It's ***** *****. It's a sad day to see a country like Sweden sell out to DRM-humping industry demons. ***** them...
  • sonycam, on 04/17/2009, -7/+226Drop in the ocean, they'll never stop people downloading music and films on the internet. It doesn't matter how many lawsuits they create.
  • waspbr, on 04/17/2009, -13/+225*****, this is complete and utter *****.
    I am not going to buy another CD/DVD/mp3 until this is undone.
  • babbitblob, on 04/17/2009, -24/+200NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO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  • novenator, on 04/17/2009, -8/+175I'm turning on my filesharing program and linking it to every song and movie on my external.
  • srujanlive, on 04/17/2009, -3/+155I have already made it through nearly 10 months. The Dark Knight was my last one.
  • digitalpencil, on 04/17/2009, -2/+143*filetype: torrent
  • Rowan187, on 04/17/2009, -13/+149They did the best they could. It could have been much much worse, actually. Props to all of them, and all the supporters. The Pirate Bay will live on!
  • rocketz, on 04/17/2009, -6/+135The judgment ACTIVELY opens prosecution possibilities against GOOGLE for aiding and abetting a felony!!
  • ryanonfire, on 04/17/2009, -14/+140LOL are they going to sue Google now?.... Filetype:bittorent
  • mahoutie, on 04/17/2009, -6/+127But can we do this after the new Star Trek?
  • dogstylee, on 04/17/2009, -9/+128I thought the idea of TPB was that you didn't buy those things in the first place.

  • visionaryIX, on 04/17/2009, -19/+137Except those 4 people are in jail.
  • inactive, on 04/17/2009, -1/+107Not yet they aren't
  • Kitakaze, on 04/17/2009, -15/+117No, that's dead wrong. When the movie industry tried to ban VCRs, it was taken all the way to the Supreme Court. They found that just because a device CAN be used for something illegal, does not make the device itself illegal — just as long as there is a legitimate use for it.

    Everyone knew that VCRs were used to duplicate movies, but that simply didn't matter. Just like we know that torrents are used to transmit copyrighted material — which doesn't matter, since there is a legitimate use for it.

    QED.
  • scottsutherland, on 04/17/2009, -13/+110Anyone else not really surprised?
  • MrInfallible, on 04/17/2009, -0/+94Dude I'm sure your right hand will understand.
  • arvvvs, on 04/17/2009, -0/+93C. Free
  • inactive, on 04/17/2009, -1/+89Only if their calendars are as backwards as their judges.
  • shortricekid, on 04/17/2009, -16/+104*****.
  • computershack, on 04/17/2009, -26/+113Doesn't matter. TPB "aides and abets" the crime. It's similar to someone who provides the tools to commit a crime.

    For example, would you not want someone who sold the blueprints to the World Trade Centre, knowing it was to be used for planning a terrorist attack, to go to prison?

    The only chance they would have using your defence is if they were completely unaware how it was being used. There's no way in hell they could claim ignorance.
  • Zodiachus, on 04/17/2009, -1/+87Don't worry about this just yet. This was expected. The case was brought up in the lowest level court instance Sweden has ("tingsrätten"). A case of this scale (and technicality) would be a bit over their heads.

    The Pirate Bay sure as hell won't give in that easily. And I suspect the other side would have been just as displeased if the case was acquitted, so expect to see this case go all the way up to the Royal Court (and maybe to the EU court if possible), regardless what side wins the intermediate battles.
  • tadsexington69, on 04/17/2009, -4/+89I haven't gone to the movies in years.
  • Marcinn, on 04/17/2009, -2/+83We could make it a tv series!

    Wait a second.... Son of a ...
  • Larssonk22, on 04/17/2009, -14/+95*Knock Knock*
    "House Cleaning..."

    "Delete Everything!!!"
  • ravis31, on 04/17/2009, -14/+89Truly a sad day...I'm gonna watch a torrented movie now :'(
  • dickbain, on 04/17/2009, -5/+797 years ahead of you.
  • inactive, on 04/17/2009, -5/+78I am actually surprised quite frankly. Swedish courts have always prided themselves on their lack of corruption, yet here we have a guilty verdict which was leaked out of the court even before the judge "knew" it. The courts are innocent until proven guilty, not innocent until paid to be guilty. The prosecution was very very weak, and while we all know the merits of just what TPB does, their actual service does not really break any laws any more than google or yahoo does.
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