Pirate Bay Appeal Fails

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Pirate Bay Appeal Fails [bbc.co.uk]

Three founders of The Pirate Bay have lost an appeal against a conviction for illegally sharing copyrighted content.

The Swedish appeals court upheld the 2009 ruling against the site's founders which saw them sentenced to a year in jail and heavily fined.

The ruling reduces the sentences the men face but increases fines to 46m crowns (£4.1m).

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That site was founded on moral uppitude. They probably believed they were not breaking any laws while enabling millions of others to do so. Yet... now it's a year in jail. Man.

Their theme song could be:
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the irony of the pirated music at that link is not lost on me

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You got to remember this is Sweden not the USA. That jail time is probably equivalent to a couple of weeks of community service by European Standards.