https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Swedish music industry has seen an increase in sales in the first half of 2012, with digital services like Spotify to thank for the boost, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.se/20120713/42000 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:53:00 +0200 42000 Spotify and soda superstar Coca-Cola on Wednesday joined forces in a move that promises to put a global spotlight on the internet music darling. https://www.thelocal.se/20120419/40350 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:27:00 +0200 40350 While Swedish CD sales are continuing to drop significantly, record companies’ streaming revenue is soaring and digital sales now amount to over half of the companies’ proceeds, according to fresh figures from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). https://www.thelocal.se/20120124/38684 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:06:00 +0100 38684 Finnish record labels said Thursday they filed a petition in court to block access to The Pirate Bay, a popular Swedish website that provides access to copyrighted music, movies, and other material. https://www.thelocal.se/20110527/34022 Fri, 27 May 2011 09:53:00 +0200 34022 Following a severe drop in the aftermath of Ipred, Sweden’s new anti-piracy law implemented in April, illegal file sharing is once again on the rise, reaching record high levels. https://www.thelocal.se/20091206/23680 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:34:00 +0100 23680 IFPI, a British-based association that represents the recording industry worldwide, has issued a word of warning to Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the Swedish firm set to purchase file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. https://www.thelocal.se/20090807/21162 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:24:00 +0200 21162 Carl Lundström, who received a one-year prison sentence following the trial of the four men behind the free file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, has demanded that the case be retried in the Stockholm District Court. https://www.thelocal.se/20090425/19078 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:26:00 +0200 19078 Internet service providers refuse to cooperate with an entertainment industry group's demand to shut down The Pirate Bay. https://www.thelocal.se/20090418/18940 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:15:00 +0200 18940 A Danish court has forced Tele2 Denmark to stop internet users from accessing the Swedish file sharing site Pirate Bay. https://www.thelocal.se/20080204/9877 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:15:00 +0100 9877 The Linköping district court has decided to retry Sweden’s largest file sharing case. https://www.thelocal.se/20080108/9597 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:38:00 +0100 9597 The owners of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay have once again proven their ability to cause a nuisance for the international recording industry - by taking over the website of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. https://www.thelocal.se/20071016/8806 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:31:00 +0200 8806