A lawyer of one of the Pirate Bay four has called for a retrial, after Swedish news sources put the judge in cahoots with several pro-copyright groups. We knew this was going to get messy, but we didn’t see this twist coming.
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UPDATE: The Pirate Bay defendants have been found guilty. Stay tuned for more news on the fallout.
The Pirate Bay will be judged by Swedish courts tomorrow, marking a pivotal point in the battle against online piracy.
Will the Pirate Bay win its controversial argument that BitTorrent trackers are no more guilty than a search engine and don’t hold any copyrighted material themselves, or will Hollywood get its first major legal victory against file sharers?
Whatever happens, it’s a landmark case in online law, but before the final verdict is delivered, have your say in our poll and predict the outcome!
The Pirate Bay trial has drawn to a close, with a verdict due on April 17th. Are the defendants sitting idly by and waiting for the result? Not a bit of it. They’re proudly predicting an “epic win” in the piracy case of the century.
Day two and the Pirate Bay trial has already hit stormy waters for the prosecution: it’s had to drop half of all charges against the men behind the P2P filesharing site. All the details on the most important internet court case of the decade after the jump.
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