Subsequent to the ban on "Pirate Bay", a P2P (peer-to-peer) file-sharing Web site, by Swedish and Danish governments, some yesteryear musicians are now joining hands in an effort to help close down the Web site.
"Pirate Bay" has been accused of illegal file sharing across the Internet. Charges were first filed against four administrators of the Web site for infringement of copyright for the sake of earning revenue. This was followed by the "Pirate Bay" ban imposed in the two Scandinavian countries.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has welcomed the retaliation and ban by the Swedish government, and called "Pirate Bay" "an international engine of illegal file-sharing that facilitates access to many forms of copyright-infringing material".
For those who don't know, "Pirate Bay" is a major hub for P2P file transfers, and has attracted legal notices and other threats from noteworthy organizations like Microsoft, Warner Bros, MPAA, White Stripes, Apple, and Billy Corgan. Add to it, musicians the likes of Prince, The Village People, and ABBA have now entered the race to sue the Web site.
While legitimate as well as self-proclaimed protectors of copyright law are suing and threatening Web site administrators for their illegal activities, the owners of "Pirate Bay" are firm on conviction saying their activities do not disobey Swedish copyright law and that they do not host or supply illegal content to users.
Meanwhile, an opposition this strong towards one among many P2P Web sites -- with the purpose of putting an end to piracy -- is commendable to say the least. But will the effort lead to the shutting down of a multitude of Web sites out there that host and support file transfers while infringing copyright? Well, we can't say for sure!
Who the hell wrote this crap? Do your research.. it's easy.. there is this site, called.. um.. I think it's gogle or is it google? anyway.. you can go there, and type in a search and well, I think you get the point. Someone should shut down your site for impersonating a journalist.
by hb93
from USA
on 12/03/08 10:47 AM
"While legitimate as well as self-proclaimed protectors of copyright law" where are these 'legitimate protectors of copyright law', copyright is defined as illegitimate, a human invention to stifle the natural means of progress.
How long can the neo-nazi's play this game against the majority?, let us write down the names of the companies who opposed piracy and then when the pirates are 80% of the voting population the state will forcibly take their assets and imprison their leaders for this assault on humanity.
by Joe
from Stoke-on-Trent
on 27/02/08 11:55 PM
Please get your facts right. There are /no/ Swedish operators that banned TPB, only the Danish branch of the Swedish company Tele2.
by Nils Holgersson
from Esl?
on 20/02/08 12:44 AM
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