news.cnet.com - 5/4/2009
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Having just made it through a high-profile trial in their native Sweden, four men closely associated with The Pirate Bay may now have to face justice in Italy.
IDG is reporting that that country is now considering initiating its own prosecution of Peter Sunde, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, ...
arstechnica.com - 4/29/2009
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The Pirate Bay trial saw the defendants trot
out "the Google defense" on multiple occasions: Google indexes...
.torrent files, so what's wrong with our doing it? That point didn't sway the judge, who saw a world of difference between what ...
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"Pirate Google" sets sail to show copyright hypocrisy
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Italy to Take a Swing at The Pirate Bay?
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... Most of you have heard about The Pirate Bay's trial in Sweden, where four men behind the site were found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison, and a hefty fine. Even though they filed an appeal recently, some key figures in the Italian music industry have said that this could be their chance; there might soon be a lawsuit against The Pirate Bay in Italy. This optimism is reflecting the outcome of the trial in Sweden, even though if another trial were to happen, not many connections could be made to the first trial. The trial could just as well turn out the ...
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