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Swedish TV pirate slapped with hefty fine

Wed, 03 Jul 2013 18:08:00 +0200

A man in eastern Sweden has been sentenced to pay 12.5 million kronor ($1.9 million) in damages after he was found to be the mastermind behind an extensive TV piracy network.

Swedes ditch downloads for illegal streaming

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:55:00 +0200

Swedes are turning away from file-sharing sites like The Pirate Bay in favour of "safer" illegal streaming sites for new movies and TV shows, with experts claiming that Swedes would pay for content if a better solution was available.

Pirate Bay: We've set sail for North Korea

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:53:00 +0100

Filesharing site The Pirate Bay claims to have relocated to North Korea after legal threats led Sweden's Pirate Party to cut off the site's internet access.

Sony slaps Beyoncé uploader with damages

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:03:00 +0100

Sony Music is demanding 1.5 million kronor ($200,000) in damages from a Swedish man who fileshared Beyoncé's as yet to be released album in a case that has legal experts scratching their heads.

Pirate Party buckles in face of Pirate Bay lawsuit

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:01:00 +0100

Sweden's Pirate Party has decided to cut off internet access to filesharing site The Pirate Bay after lawyers representing Swedish copyright holders threatened legal action last week.

Pirate Party targeted in push to close Pirate Bay

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:55:00 +0100

Lawyers representing Swedish copyright holders have threatened legal action against the Pirate Party in a fresh attempt to shutter filesharing site The Pirate Bay.

Inside the Pirates' den: filmmaker Simon Klose

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:02:00 +0100

With a much-anticipated documentary about Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay set to debut at the Berlin International Film festival on Friday, The Local catches up with director Simon Klose, our pick for Swede of the Week.

Swedish police raid Stockholm web host

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:36:00 +0200

Swedish police on Monday raided Stockholm-based web hosting company PRQ – previous hosts to The Pirate Bay and whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks.

Pirate Bay founder held in new hacking probe

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:44:00 +0200

Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, who faces a year-long prison sentence for promoting copyright infringement, was detained on new computer hacking suspicions when he landed in Sweden on Tuesday morning.

Cambodia deports Pirate Bay founder to Sweden

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:08:00 +0200

Cambodia on Monday deported a co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website, sending him back to Sweden where he faces a one-year prison sentence for promoting copyright infringement.

Cambodia to deport Pirate Bay co-founder

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:49:00 +0200

Cambodia said Tuesday that it would deport a co-founder of The Pirate Bay filesharing website who faces a one-year prison sentence in Sweden for promoting copyright infringement.

Pirate Bay founder arrested in Cambodia

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:34:00 +0200

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, one of the founders of the file sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested in Cambodia after an international warrant was issued following a conviction in Sweden for copyright violations.

Pirate Bay founder takes case to European court

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:19:00 +0200

One of the founders of Swedish file share site The Pirate Bay is turning to the European Court of Human Rights in the hopes of having his guilty verdict overturned, claiming his conviction violates his freedom of speech.

Pirate Bay to launch fleet of 'aerial server drones'

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:25:00 +0100

Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay has said it wants to launch its servers into the skies using GPS-controlled drone aircraft in a bid to avoid further crackdowns on illegal file sharing.

Pirate Bay convicts to be split up in jail: agency

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:07:00 +0100

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service revealed on Monday which prisons have been selected for the men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial.

Police launch new probe into the Pirate Bay

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:25:00 +0100

After Swedish file-sharing haven the Pirate Bay in February received the blow that the Supreme Court wouldn’t grant them the right to appeal, their newly registered Swedish domain has prompted a new police investigation.

Police raid shutters Swedish file sharing site

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:48:00 +0100

Swepiracy, one of Sweden's largest file sharing sites, has been closed down following a coordinated raid by authorities in Sweden and the Netherlands.

Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay right to appeal

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:10:00 +0100

The Swedish Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen) will not grant the right to appeal in the Pirate Bay case, the court announced on Wednesday.

Dutch court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:44:00 +0100

A Dutch court Wednesday ordered two local internet providers to block their clients from accessing Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay, citing copyright concerns.

'500,000 Swedes' risk jail time for filesharing

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:33:00 +0100

Up to half a million Swedes who have illegally downloaded as few as ten movies could be be charged with crimes punishable by time in prison, according to precedents set by prosecutors in recent filesharing cases.