The Pirate Bay Seeks Interesting Route To "Pay" Fine

Drivintin is one of many who have written to tell us about how The Pirate Bay has taken an interesting approach to the 30 million SEK fine levied in their recent court case (which they said they wont pay). "The bill inspired anakata to devise a plan involving sending money to Danowsky's law firm, but not to pay the fine of course which they say will never be paid. Anakata's clever plan is called internet-avgift, internet-fee in English. Anakata encourages all Internet users to pay extremely small sums around 1 SEK (0.13 USD) to Danowsky's law firm, which represented the music companies at the Pirate Bay trial. The music companies will not benefit from this, instead it will cost them money to handle and process all the money."

Comments

Re:Idiots

[meerling]

I'd say a lot of people are rather contemptuous of the court that 'convicted' the T.P.B. people.

Sure, pay in pennies.

[Shadow of Eternity]

Just remember they'll make you sit there while they count it.

Re:Sure, pay in pennies.

[Anonymous Coward]

Or he could have had, y'know, a landline.

Re:Sure, pay in pennies.

[jollyreaper]

I had a friend in grad school whose credit card company screwed up his billing to the tune of 56 cents. He turned on the TV, poured himself a drink, and sat on the phone talking (wasting the time of) various people for hours over days until they just gave him the 56 cents (they never admitted wrong doing).

I remember this because I visited his apartment on the second day of his quest and thought to myself: "He's still at this?". While he was on the phone, the TV cut to breaking news of OJ Simpson leading police on a chase in a white Bronco. The CC company gave up about the same time as OJ.

So you mean to say the credit card company is still out there looking for the real overbiller?

Re:Sure, pay in pennies.

[Pranadevil2k]

But they also published a book about the hypothetical situation if they HAD overbilled him. Fox was going to run a special, but it got cancelled.

Excellent

[eldavojohn]

To help pay for compensation, I shall contact my banking establishment to inquire if there is any possible way to make daily recurring payments of Superman III sized amounts of money to Danowsky's law firm.

How can we help?

[Tubal-Cain]

^^^ Just my 2 cents.

Re:How can we help?

[teko_teko]

^^^ Just my 2 cents.

Sorry, but you need 13 cents (USD) to help~

Re:Idiots

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm contemptuous at everyone and everything. except a tuna sandwich.

Re:Idiots

[sexconker]

I'm a tuna sandwich, you contemptuous clod!

Re:Dumb Idea

[Merls the Sneaky]

There's only one way to find out. /popcorn

Silly Rabbit

[Ukab the Great]

"Is there some other way I can pay you?" only works in pornos.

Re:Idiots

[CODiNE]

I'm a tuna you insensitive clod!

Re:Idiots

[sexconker]

I'm an insensitive clod, you!

Business Reply Mail works like that too

[grahamsz]

For some reason one of the british tabloids was running some kind of investigation where they encouraged members of the public to send in letters and artifacts protesting against gay rights. A few people i knew researched the royal mail freepost they had on their incoming address and realized it'd take any second-class mail package.

They sent them a broken washing machine.