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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. Re:Oh no! by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 1, Troll

    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!

    That's not the point of enforcing the law. You don't leave thieves, embezzlers or whatever alone because there's a lot more of them out there. You catch the ones you can. (No I don't really think the piratebay should be shut down but it IS a stupid argument.)

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  2. Re:Meanwhile... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    its a victimless crime to you, because you don't give a fuck about the hard work put in by the people who actually get off their asses and create stuff.

    Fucking pathtic