Pirate bay founders sent to jail...and hefty bill

[LukaszR1]

After weeks of deliberation, a Swedish district court has ended the much-publicized Pirate Bay trial with a guilty verdict for all four defendants. Each has been sentenced to one year in jail and must pay a combined total of 30 million kronor ($3.54 million) in damages to the film and music industries – down from the 117 million kronor fine originally sought by content owners.

Full story, http://www.techspot.com/news/34325-pirate-bay-founders-found-guilty-get-jail-sentence.html

Dude that sucks...now just imagine how many other illegal organizations there are out there. still..thats a shit load of cash to owe back eh.

 

[superman22x]

Pirate bay has such a huge network. We should all donate to help pay it, lol.

 

[LukaszR1]

lmao

 

[Teny]

Pirate bay has such a huge network. We should all donate to help pay it, lol.

Im pretty sure it can be done easily if everyone that has ever used it pay about $1-$5 US.

 

[Holysky]

does that mean the website is going to shut down?

 

[DJ-CHRIS1]

does that mean the website is going to shut down?

There appealing the decision, and theirs a good chance it will be overturned.

 

[LukaszR1]

does that mean the website is going to shut down?

not sure...maybe.

 

[Prodigy146]

TPB FTW

So the first verdict finally came, almost 3 years after the raid. You might have heard about it in the news...

You, our beloved users, know that this little speedbump on the information super highway is nothing more than just, a little bump. Todays verdict has already been appealed by us and will be taken to the next level of court (and that will take another 2 or 3 years!)

The site will live on! We are more determined than ever that what we do is right. Millions of users are a good proof of that.

We have seen that some people that we dont know have started collecting donations for us, so we can pay those silly fines. We firmly ask you NOT to do this. Do not gather or send any money. We do not want them since we will not pay any fines!

If you really want to help out, here is a list:
* Seed those torrents a little bit more than you usually do!
* Buy a t-shirt and show the world where your sympathy is.
* If you live in Europe, vote in the election for the EU parliament in June.
* Continue to build the internets! Start more bittorrent sites, blog more, start your own lobby group, create, remix, mash up and continue to grow more heads on this amazing hydra that we know as the internets!
* Do not be afraid of using the network. Invite your friends to this and other file sharing systems. Calm people down if they're upset. We need to stay united.

And say it loud say it proud! We are all The Pirate Bay!

http://thepiratebay.org/blog/151

 

[jo5h]

and the hunt for axxo continues

 

[Techmaster05]

lol aXXo owns