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Prince, Village People to Sue The Pirate Bay

Posted by Soulskill on from the artist-formerly-known-as-arrrr dept.

castrox writes to tell us that The Pirate Bay's legal concerns are continuing to grow. Prince and the Village People are planning to sue the popular torrent site with the help of the Web Sheriff law firm. John Giacobbi of Web Sheriff has also asked Swedish band ABBA to join the cause. The suit is seeking "millions of dollars" in damages, although it's still uncertain to whom the charges will be directed. The likely targets are the four Pirate Bay founders who were indicted a few weeks ago on charges of breaking copyright law. Prince has taken investigative action against The Pirate Bay in the past.

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  1. Sue? by barl0w2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Good luck w/ that

  2. Re:Civil vs. Criminal by Jussi+K.+Kojootti · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Pirate Party, which is a surprisingly powerful political force in Europe at this stage [Reference needed]

  3. Newsflash: Irrelevant and Washed Up want to sue by bignetbuy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Be honest, who downloads Prince or Village People songs anyway.

  4. Re:/references by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, you're wrong. And your low /. uid suggests you're being wrong deliberately, to mislead, rather than through ignorance. The Green party has already started jumping on the pro-piracy bandwagon - http://www.iwouldntsteal.net/. That IS mainstream political support in Europe (the greens are actually in power/power-sharing governments in several european countries, such as Ireland and Germany).

  5. Sing Along by Barumpus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's fun to sue just like the R-I-A-A
    It's fun to sue just like the R-I-A-A....

  6. Re:yeah by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Young man! Don't you download today,
    I said young man! Stay out of Pirate Bay,
    There's no need, to, copy, ancient 70's music,
    *doo doo doo*
    But it's fun to go to the Piraaate Bay!

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