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Pirate Bay Founder Fined For 'Continued Involvement'

Posted by Unknown on from the take-that-evildoer dept.

tekgoblin writes with an excerpt from TekGoblin: "The founders of The Pirate Bay have been hit with a bunch of punishments and other measures to prevent them from continuing. However Fredrik Neij was just fined by the Stockholm District court another 500,000 Swedish kronor ($70,690 US). Fredrik Neij and Gorrfrid Scatholm both had been banned from operating the site but Neij had been recently found still involved with the site. Neij already owes around 10.6 million."

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  1. You're thinking too small. by JustAnotherIdiot · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're going to throw fines you'll never be able to collect, might as well put it in the billions, and then blame him for the economy crashing.

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    What do I know, I'm just an idiot, right?
  2. Re:if you already owe 10mil by ohnocitizen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exactly, its a slap on the wrist. Especially considering the 10s of billions of dollars he costs the entertainment industry daily. The pirate bay has taken to promoting indie (non-industry-approved) artists, further cutting into socially guaranteed profits. Someone needs to be held responsible for this costly outrage!