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New Threats Against Pirate Bay Owners

Posted by timothy on from the this-time-we're-really-warning-you dept.

angry tapir writes "The Pirate Bay should be closed, and if it isn't, two of the founders will each have to pay a fine of 500,000 Swedish kronor (US$71,500), according to a verdict in the Stockholm District Court. This time it's Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm Warg who are in the court's crosshairs. They have been forced to shut down the site or pay the fine. The court has stated that the site will have to remain closed unless Neij and Warg are exonerated on another similar case they're involved in, which is now on appeal."

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  1. Oh no! by nog_lorp · · Score: 4, Funny

    What will we do without THE ONLY TORRENT TRACKER?

    And we don't even have an alternate tracker that tracks every TPB torrent! If only someone had made OpenBitTorrent.com in time!

    1. Re:Oh no! by Eternal+Vigilance · · Score: 5, Funny

      These people would have tried to save the Titanic by pounding the water with a hammer.

      "A breach in the hull! Man the hammers!"

  2. Crimes against by cjfs · · Score: 4, Funny

    In April, Fredrik Neij , Gottfrid Svartholm Warg , Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström were found guilty of being accessories to crimes against copyright law

    Poor copyright law, he didn't get out of the hospital for 2 weeks. I don't think he'll ever be the same.

  3. Re:Is it legal? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could you imagine how the internet would look if Myspace, Facebook and Twitter was down whenever they were involved in a court case?

    Much, much better than it does now, yes.

  4. Re:Meanwhile... by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seven fricking lines of analogy and not a single car?

  5. Re:Meanwhile... by BakaHoushi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, one of the evil warlocks is drunk and drives his magic car into the magical untouchable bar.

    There. Happy now?

  6. Re:silly companies by pandrijeczko · · Score: 4, Funny

    Metallica make music? When did that start then?

    --
    Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
  7. Re:silly companies by daybot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Metallica make music? When did that start then?

    I thought they were just a copyright lobby group?