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Prosecutor Announces Charges Against Pirate Bay

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the timbers-be-shivered-then dept.

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.'"

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  1. How Swede it is... by coolhaus · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...to be logged by you.

  2. Poor choice of name by Ungrounded+Lightning · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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    1. Re:Poor choice of name by Badmovies · · Score: 5, Funny

      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...
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  3. You see? by FlyingSquidStudios · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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  4. Re:huh by itlurksbeneath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wish we had that over here. You live in the US, too?
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  5. Liberation Cove by krbvroc1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    1. Re:Liberation Cove by Myopic · · Score: 5, Funny

      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.

    2. Re:Liberation Cove by krbvroc1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      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.
  6. Re:huh by ozamosi · · Score: 5, Funny

    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
  7. Re:huh by revengebomber · · Score: 5, Funny

    you generally need to prove charges before issuing a sentence. He's probably an American, cut him some slack.
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  8. Re:Maybe I'm Wrong by fuzz6y · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.
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