Prosecutor Announces Charges Against Pirate Bay

paulraps writes "Almost a year after a police raid on the Pirate Bay's servers, a Swedish prosecutor has announced that he intends to press charges against the individuals behind the file-sharing giant. They will be prosecuted for various breaches of copyright law, reports The Local. But a Pirate Bay spokesman was defiant, saying, 'I think they feel they have to do it. It would look bad otherwise, since they had 20 to 30 police officers involved in the raid.'"

Comments

How Swede it is...

[coolhaus]

...to be logged by you.

Arrr

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope they have to walk the plank!

Poor choice of name

[Ungrounded Lightning]

Calling it "Pirate Bay" was just asking for lawsuits.

Re:Poor choice of name

[Anonymous Coward]

They're going to get owned on cross-examination.

"And why, exactly, did you name your website 'freeilllegalchildpornography.org?'"

Re:Poor choice of name

[Badmovies]

Calling it "Pirate Bay" was just asking for lawsuits. True, but my two file sharing services prove that choosing a safe name is not easy either. Mother Teresa's File Sharing and NunSter have not exactly caught on with the college crowd...

Re:Poor choice of name

[that this is not und]

Vietnam is actually a case where the French fucked things up, and the US stepped in to try to straighten it out.

Unlike in Iraq.... oh, wait.....

You see?

[FlyingSquidStudios]

This is what happens when you take to a life of crime on the high seas!

Re:huh

[itlurksbeneath]

Wish we had that over here. You live in the US, too?

Liberation Cove

[krbvroc1]

If they had named it Liberation Cove or Freedom Files I'm sure their would be none of this nonsense.

Personally, I think FSIAS would have been better...File Sharing Industry Association of Sweden.

Re:Liberation Cove

[Myopic]

Dude, the real nonsense is your first sentence, which makes no sense because you mistook homophones.

Wait, what I mean is, the nonsense is "you're" first sentence, which makes no "cents". "They're", that should clear things up.

Re:Liberation Cove

[krbvroc1]

Dude, the real nonsense is your first sentence, which makes no sense because you mistook homophones. First, stop with the homo insults. Thirdly, no wonder your name is 'myopic'; if mistaking their for they're was so confusing for you, perhaps you can't see the forest for the trees.

That should clear things up.

Re:huh

[ozamosi]

If they are going to press charges, why is the pirate bay still up? Shouldn't the first step be to shut it down? Well... They did. Don't you remember? They even published some stats about it:

here are some reasons why TPB is down sometimes - and how long it usually takes to fix:
Tiamo gets *very* drunk and then something crashes: 4 days
Anakata gets a really bad cold and noone is around: 7 days
The US and Swedish gov. forces the police to steal our servers: 3 days

This is WHY...

[SixFactor]

... Ninjas are far, far superior. No silly "Bays" or other fixed geographical features in which we'd be ID'd, fixed, and killed. Ninjas are everywhere, and nowhere. Ninjas use USENET, FTP, telnet, and very unpopular P2P protocols. You never know if someone next to you is a Ninja... until it is too late.

Re:huh

[revengebomber]

you generally need to prove charges before issuing a sentence. He's probably an American, cut him some slack.

Re:bets?

[geekoid]

"... I don't like waiting for the show to be released on DVD."

Ah, so there not fast enough to be convient for you. At least you buy the disks when they do come out, right..right?

Re:Maybe I'm Wrong

[fuzz6y]

why do so many Slashdotters seem to be in favor of ripping off artists, programmers, writers, directors, and so forth?

Can I borrow that? It's just that I have this problem with crows raiding my garden, and I hear a giant strawman will scare them off.

Re:Maybe I'm Wrong

[krotkruton]

"Cue sweeping generalization number 1"

I know Digg is--it's full of high school age readers who do nothing but download music and games all day while bashing the RIAA to justify it.

"And starwipe to camera 4"

But why do so many Slashdotters seem to be in favor of ripping off artists, programmers, writers, directors, and so forth?

"Fade in audience applause for the money shot in 3, 2, 1"

Or am I outnumbered by the freeloaders who contribute nothing back to the artistic community, furthering its descent into homogenization and sequel-itis as studios are forced to rely on tried-and-tested money-makers because piracy makes risky investments not worth the cost?

"And that's a wrap. Package that thing with the word extreme on the cover, some bright colors, and a stripper in a thong and the masses will snatch that right up. Can you believe we make money off this shit? All we have to do is rehash the same bullshit that worked last week. To think it doesn't even require an original thought. And with all the buzz words in there, they won't even notice all the logical flaws or plot holes!"

Re:Maybe I'm Wrong

[smartr]

Yeah, that whole limited time thing kind of gets in the way of the DMCA doesn't it?

Re:Maybe I'm Wrong

[Dragonslicer]

I have the impression that they feel any jerk they pick off the street can be marketed into the next big hit.

I see you watch American Idol.