Pirate Bay Co-Founder Must Pay Record Labels $395,000 (torrentfreak.com)

Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde has run into another setback. The Helsinki District Court has ordered him to pay $395,000 to record labels including Sony, Universal, Warner and EMI, after the music of 60 of their artists has been shared illegally through The Pirate Bay. From a TorrentFreak report:Sunde did not appear in Helsinki to defend himself so the Court handed down a default judgment. He is now ordered to pay the full amount plus costs of around $62,000 (55,000 euros) to the local branch of IFPI. He also faces a fine of one million euros if the content continues to be shared via The Pirate Bay but how he is supposed to do anything about that isn't clear. Sunde and Pirate Bay co-founders Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm owe large sums of money to copyright holders following adverse decisions in cases dating back years. None of those judgments have been satisfied and there's no reason to believe this one will be any different.

Comments

Re:Does he even have $395,000?

[F.Ultra]

He has never expected people to pay his debts, in fact he has stated that he weill never pay a single eurocent of that debt at all.

Re:In other news,

[ogdenk]

Just like ISP's need to be held liable for harboring terrorism by letting them pass encrypted e-mails. And Facebook should be liable for teenagers committing suicide over mean posts from their schoolmates.

Gun and ammo manufacturers shouldn't be sued for the devices they sell working exactly as advertised. They should be sued when they fail to go bang when I pull the trigger. It's not the manufacturers fault if you decide to use their products to commit a crime. It's like suing a spray paint distributor for illegal graffiti. It's asinine.

Re: Does he even have $395,000?

[Tukz]

For what? You don't get thrown in jail for owing money to private companies.