Spectrial: Showdown In Stockholm
For the last two weeks I’ve been in Stockholm for the criminal copyright infringement case against the Pirate Bay, or rather four individuals who are being treated as the principal agents behind the...
View ArticleWith Roger Wallis in Stockholm
Amongst the denizens of the filesharing universe, Roger Wallis is the man of the hour. A successful composer, who in recent years has dedicated himself to researching the politics and economics of the...
View ArticlePirate Bay Defendants Convicted
This morning the district court in Stockholm announced the conviction of the four defendants in the trial against The Pirate Bay (TPB) – Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (Brokep), Carl Lundström, Fredrik Neij...
View ArticleMore on The Pirate Bay Conviction
Quite a bit of commotion has been unleashed by the conviction in Nordic climes (click here for analysis of the decision). There is a sort of cognitive dissonance when you look at the Swedish newspapers...
View ArticleIreland: Three Strikes and Fair Use
Last week a chill ran through the irish blogosphere: former Green party minister Eamonn Ryan suggested that the outgoing Fianna Fail administration might introduce three strikes/’graduated response’...
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