Court Says File-Sharing Site Violated Copyright - International Interest
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/world/europe/18copy.html?ref=technology
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PARIS — A court in Sweden on Friday convicted four men linked to the notorious Internet file-sharing service The Pirate Bay of violating copyright law, handing the music and movie industries a high-profile victory in their campaign to curb online piracy.
The court found that the men — the three founders, Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde, as well as Carl Lundstrom, who provided financing — had aided copyright infringement by operating the site, which provides links to thousands of songs, films, video games and other material, and helps users download them.
They were each sentenced to a year in prison and were also ordered to pay 30 million kronor, or about $3.6 million, in damages to leading entertainment companies.
The case has drawn a huge amount of attention among Internet users and media companies alike because of the size of The Pirate Bay — it is estimated to have more than 20 million users — and the defiant stance of its operators. The trial this winter took place amid a carnival atmosphere in Stockholm, with bands playing outside the courtroom and bloggers Twittering away.
The court found that the men — the three founders, Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde, as well as Carl Lundstrom, who provided financing — had aided copyright infringement by operating the site, which provides links to thousands of songs, films, video games and other material, and helps users download them.
They were each sentenced to a year in prison and were also ordered to pay 30 million kronor, or about $3.6 million, in damages to leading entertainment companies.
The case has drawn a huge amount of attention among Internet users and media companies alike because of the size of The Pirate Bay — it is estimated to have more than 20 million users — and the defiant stance of its operators. The trial this winter took place amid a carnival atmosphere in Stockholm, with bands playing outside the courtroom and bloggers Twittering away.
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Freaked2Much
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This is a big issue in the US as well. It's only a matter of time before some of our file share sites will be closed. I use only one of them and the trouble is that you can get infected files so you constantly have to check and scan everything. But as far as copyright issues goes, they have full movies often late releases that are shared. I am sure the studios will want to shut them down.
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ClipsFC
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20 Million plus users. This case is of interest to the US as well where online file sharing long has been under scrutiny.
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