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Pirate Bay Operators Stand Trial On Monday

Posted by timothy on from the stay-warm-date-a-swede dept.

Anonymous Pirate writes "Operators of The Pirate Bay stand trial on Monday in Stockholm. The four defendants from the popular file-sharing web site are charged with being accessories to breaking copyright law and may face fines or up to two years in prison if found guilty. The four defendants have run the site since 2004 after it was started in 2003 by the Swedish anti-copyright organization Piratbyrån. The Swedish public service television announced that they are going to send a live audio stream from the trial. It will be broadcast without editing or translation."

12 of 664 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Good than by mail2345 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Pirate Bay does not make their uploads. The users do.

  2. Freudian slip? by underworld · · Score: 5, Funny

    From TFA: "Premises connected to The Pirate Bay were first raided in 2006. The complexity of the case led to delays in charges being filed and the case being bought to court."

  3. Re:And now... by Fluffeh · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would like to call Pirate #4 to the witness stand Your Honor...

    Pirate 4: Yaaarrrr?

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  4. Re:Torrents are just tools. by Vectronic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok

    [it] is pointless, like suing the gun companies if a murderer killed some one [in a car] with one of their guns.

  5. Editing or translation... by syousef · · Score: 3, Funny

    It will be broadcast without editing

    YAY!!!

    or translation.

    Oh:( I do hope some Swedish and English speaking geeks take on making a transcript and translating it. To describe my Swedish as bad would be an understatement. Non-existent is closer. I might as well be watching the Muppets (Swedish Chef).

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  6. Re:No translations? Ohh PHEEEW by Faylone · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just five easy payments of...

    $0.00! http://thepiratebay.org/details.php?id=3419901

  7. Re:Torrents are just tools. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Go away, Dad. You're drunk.

  8. Re:Good than by Ash-Fox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fair enough, but isn't it possible the owners of a site called "The Pirate Bay" might be aware of what they are facilitating for their users?

    I can't find any rape or pillaging! :(

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  9. Re:And now... by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would like to call Pirate #4 to the witness stand Your Honor...

    Pirate 4: Yaaarrrr?

    Swedish judge: bork bork bork!

  10. Re:News in english about the trial: by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What, this is illegal now?!

  11. Re:News in english about the trial: by Devout_IPUite · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ubuntu should be illegal too. Since Microsoft likes DRM and the MPAA likes DRM so the MPAA likes Microsoft and Ubuntu only exists to hack DRM. Am I getting closer?

  12. Re:News in english about the trial: by Mr.+Flibble · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey guys, I found the latest windows iso with google just like the parent poster mentioned! I decided to post it here for everyone else. I hope /. does not get shut down for it.

    This new version is pretty slick, much much faster than previous versions, and it seems incredibly stable, unlike any version of Windows I have ever used before. Only problem is the command line makes no sense. Must be that new powershell thing? Anyways, here is the download:

    New Windows ISO

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