PirateBay Founders Jailed

GlobalExplorer · 04-17-09, 12:51 PM

But you can't be sentenced for the name, otherwise quite a few Rock Bands would be in jail too.

Aramike · 04-17-09, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GlobalExplorer

But you can't be sentenced for the name, otherwise quite a few Rock Bands would be in jail too.

No, but if the name describes the activity it's called evidence.

Platapus · 04-17-09, 03:42 PM

Well, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive is the law in Sweden. If they disagreed with the law, they have the right to get the law changed, but in the meantime, it is still the law.

Just because one does not agree with the law does not give one the right to violate it... just the right to ask the legislators to change the law.

Dowly · 04-17-09, 03:49 PM

Right, peeps. Most are judging PB by what they are, not by the law. Hosting a tracker website is (AFAIK) legal in sweden and that's what is PB's main weapon, the law. IMHO, the verdict was biased and like Dan said, alot of big companies had their hands in it. Same as the raid that was made on the PB's servers.

Not saying I defend them (I am a terrible liar), but for one, jailing these 2 has absolutely no difference, PB will stay online and/or be reborn and second if they are jailed... well.. they cant be jailed AFAIK if you think about it...

04-17-09, 12:51 PM	#1
GlobalExplorer Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 2,015 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	But you can't be sentenced for the name, otherwise quite a few Rock Bands would be in jail too. __________________

04-17-09, 03:42 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,369 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Well, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive is the law in Sweden. If they disagreed with the law, they have the right to get the law changed, but in the meantime, it is still the law. Just because one does not agree with the law does not give one the right to violate it... just the right to ask the legislators to change the law. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-17-09, 03:49 PM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Right, peeps. Most are judging PB by what they are, not by the law. Hosting a tracker website is (AFAIK) legal in sweden and that's what is PB's main weapon, the law. IMHO, the verdict was biased and like Dan said, alot of big companies had their hands in it. Same as the raid that was made on the PB's servers. Not saying I defend them (I am a terrible liar), but for one, jailing these 2 has absolutely no difference, PB will stay online and/or be reborn and second if they are jailed... well.. they cant be jailed AFAIK if you think about it...