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Swedish Retailer Lets Go of Pirate Bay Logo
The Swedish online retailer that trademarked a near replica of The Pirate Bay’s iconic logo has agreed to withdraw registration of what has become an enduring symbol of online piracy, Swedish media reported Wednesday. The move by Sandryds Handel came two days after Peter Sunde, one of The Pirate Bay co-founders, complained to Sweden’s Patent and Registration Office. The Pirate Bay, now 6 years old, has always left the mark in the public domain, to which it has been returned — meaning anybody can market the symbol.
Continue reading »Judge in Pirate Bay Appeal Removed for Bias
The Pirate Bay saga took another twist Tuesday as one of the appellate judges set to hear the appeal of the co-founders’ criminal copyright convictions was removed over concerns of bias. The Swedish judge in question, Fredrik Niemela, owns an unstated number of stock options in the music streaming service, Spotify, which has content deals with members of the Recording Industry Association of America. Oddly, the content industry asked the Svea Court of Appeal to remove Niemela from the three-judge panel ahead of next month’s hearing.
Continue reading »Cat and Mouse Game Begins, as Court Tries To Kill The Pirate Bay
The Pirate Bay, the world’s most notorious BitTorrent tracker, was unavailable Monday after a court ordered a leading Swedish ISP to block access. But some users were able to reach the site again just hours later. The order by a Swedish district court came months after the four co-founders of The Pirate Bay — where copyrighted movies, games, software and music can be found for free — were found guilty of facilitating copyright infringement and ordered jailed a year each pending an appeal.
Continue reading »‘Brokep’ Quits Pirate Bay
Peter Sunde, one of the four co-founders of The Pirate Bay, said Monday he is abandoning ship. Sunde, the BitTorrent tracker’s spokesman, and his fellow colleagues each are facing a year in prison following their spring convictions for facilitating copyright infringement. They remain free pending the outcome of an appeal of their Stockholm convictions.
Continue reading »Pirate Bay Buyer Says Deal Nearly Done
Global Gaming Factory’s stock skyrocketed Thursday after it announced it has secured financing for its planned purchase of The Pirate Bay, the world’s most notorious and illegal file sharing site. The Swedish-based software concern’s stock surged 150 percent, to 15 cents, following Thursday’s news that it has secured financing for the $7.7 million cash and stock deal in hopes of turning the illicit site into a legal, pay-to-play destination for videos, games, music and software. The company’s announcement came two days after rampant speculation that the deal to transform The Pirate Bay into a legitimate site was faltering.
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