Archive for January, 2010
Behind the annual pirate invasion, parades and other events are the ‘krewes.’ Here’s a look at one well-known, and sometimes colorful, organization.
Nick Farrell THE INQUIRER Civil case after the criminal one did not stick
Operator of music file-sharing search site Oink found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud The first person in the UK to be prosecuted for online music sharing has been acquitted of conspiracy to defraud, scuppering the music industry’s hopes that it would have a homegrown equivalent of last year’s high profile Pirate Bay case in [...]
For the Pirate Bay founders, the saga continues. Pirate Bay – Business – Labels – Technology – Music
It seems the perennially-embattled Pirate Bay and her founders, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm-Warg, have again been subjected to the long arm of the law. The problems experienced by the Pirate Bay reached yet another crescendo last October, when the Stockholm District Court ordered Neij and Svartholm-Warg to cease operations, and, from a separate injunction, [...]
Thought the Pirate Bay saga was done and dusted ? I’m sure you can spare a few more tears for Universal Music, EMI Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music, who are still chasing their money from the two Swedish escapees. (more…)
Thought the Pirate Bay saga was done and dusted? I’m sure you can spare a few more tears for Universal Music, EMI Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music, who are still chasing their money from the two…
Court may enforce fine as website still running Two founders of the Pirate Bay – a BitTorrent serach engine indexed files available on peer-to-peer file-sharing services – will have to pay a fine, as the the site is still open, says Stockholm District Court.
IDG News Service – The Stockholm District Court should decide that two of The Pirate Bay’s founders have to pay a fine since the file-sharing site is still open and they are still involved, according to a recent filing from the music industry.
The Stockholm District Court should decide that two of Pirate Bay’s founders have to pay 500,000 Swedish kronor since the file-sharing site is still open.