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The Pirate Bay Is Making a "Spectrial" of It

Posted by kdawson on from the step-right-up dept.

IDOXLR8 writes "The Harvard Law students defending accused file-swapper Joel Tenenbaum are doing their best to turn his upcoming trial into a media event. But when it comes to pure spectacle, they have nothing on The Pirate Bay. TPB is referring to the event as a 'spectrial,' a cross between a spectacle and a trial. They have set up a site where you can track their current location, complete with journal entries. The trial begins next Monday and features a live audio feed and Twitter translations."

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  1. Re:I hope P.B. win this trial by Z00L00K · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This trial is in itself important for the net, since TPB didn't carry the content themselves, just references to it.

    This means that if they are convicted it may be illegal to have links to questionable content.

    If they aren't convicted it will require a different approach by authorities, the record and movie industry to figure out a way to manage their income.

    This is far from over.

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