PirateBay loses

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6111777.ece

 

Four men behind the popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay remained defiant today despite being sentenced to a 
year in jail each and ordered to pay £2.5 million in damages for helping internet users to download protected music, 
films and computer games. 

In a major victory for Hollywood and the music industry, Fredrik Neij, 30, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, 24, Peter Sunde 
Kolmisoppi, 30, and Carl Lundström, 49, were found guilty of breaching copyright law in Sweden, where the site was 
founded. 

Among the corporations awarded damages were 21st Century Fox (£900,000), MGM and Columbia Pictures (£500,000 each). The 
awards fell far short of the £9.5 million in compensation sought by prosecutors. 

The four announced that they would appeal and that The Pirate Bay would continue as usual to deal with its estimated 25 
million users around the world. They will avoid jail and the fines as long as the legal process continues. 

 

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