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Jail sentences and stiff fines now appear inevitable for Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm and Carl Lundström, the founders of The Pirate Bay who were convicted of violating copyright laws in Aril 2009. At the time, Per Samuelsson, a lawyer for Lundström, described the verdict as "outrageous" and immediately announced that it would be appealed, saying, "This is the first word, not the last. The last word will be ours."
Year of the storm
2012 is the year of the storm.
The Pirate Bay will reach an age of 9 years. Experiencing raids, espionage and death threats, we're still here. We've been through hell and back and it has made us tougher than ever.
The people running the site has changed during the years. No sane human being would put up with this kind of pressure for 8 years in a row. An insane hobby that takes time from our families, our work (sorry boss) and our studies.
What binds us all together is a strong belief that what we do is good. That it is something we one day can tell our grandchildren about with pride. People from all over the world confirm this. We read testimonials from people in Syria longing for freedom, thanking us for what we provide. We receive more than 100 visits daily from North Korea and we sure know that they need it. If there's something that will bring peace to this world it is the understanding and appreciation of your fellow man. What better way to do that than with this vast library of culture?
With this said, we hear news from our old admins that they have received a verdict in Sweden. Our 3 friends and blood brothers have been sentenced to prison. This might sound worse than it is. Since no one of them no longer lives in Sweden, they won't go to jail. They are as free today as they were yesterday.
But what enrages us to our inner core is that the system, the empire, the governments, are still allowed to try to boss you and us around with one law crazier than the other. Do you think they will stop with SOPA/ACTA/PIPA? They will not. Because you won't stop sharing those files. Because we will not stay down. Because no one can turn back time. Together, we are the iron that hardens with each strike.
In this year of the storm, the winners will build windmills and the losers will raise shelters. So flex your muscles, fellow pirates, and give power to us all! Build more sites! More nets! More protocols! Scream louder than ever and take it to the next level!
Originally posted by webpirate
I'm sorry. I'm all for freedom of the internet and freedom of most anything. But piratebay was a place set up specifically to trade or download music, movies and lots of other copyrighted material illegally. I have issues with this.
There are places you can go to decide if you like certain music or movies, but if you like them, then BUY THEM! Everyone needs to stop pretending that they either don't know it's wrong or don't think it should be.
You pay to paint your house. Even if you do it yourself. You still pay for the paint. You pay to it gasoline into your car. If you don't, then its stealing and its WRONG! Everyone knows its illegal. Stop the BS. Support your favorite artists and buy their damn music. If you don't like it, then find something you do and like and buy that.
Stop pretending it isn't wrong. Cause it is. If you owned the music copyrights or movie rights, you'd want to be compensated for it, so why shouldn't others? Pirate bay was shut down. Not by a government firewall, but by actual LEO access to the site and servers. It should not be allowed back up.
Originally posted by webpirate
I'm sorry. I'm all for freedom of the internet and freedom of most anything. But piratebay was a place set up specifically to trade or download music, movies and lots of other copyrighted material illegally. I have issues with this.
There are places you can go to decide if you like certain music or movies, but if you like them, then BUY THEM! Everyone needs to stop pretending that they either don't know it's wrong or don't think it should be.
You pay to paint your house. Even if you do it yourself. You still pay for the paint. You pay to it gasoline into your car. If you don't, then its stealing and its WRONG! Everyone knows its illegal. Stop the BS. Support your favorite artists and buy their damn music. If you don't like it, then find something you do and like and buy that.
Stop pretending it isn't wrong. Cause it is. If you owned the music copyrights or movie rights, you'd want to be compensated for it, so why shouldn't others? Pirate bay was shut down. Not by a government firewall, but by actual LEO access to the site and servers. It should not be allowed back up.
Originally posted by webpirate
reply to post by Kluute
I never said a word about giving any government any money. But I do think the artists themselves deserve compensation for your enjoyment of their works.