I am surprised nobody has commented on the recent court verdict in Sweden. There, the courts sentenced the perceived manipulators of the Pirate Bay torrent indexing site to a year in pokey and a fine of "X" gazillion record tokens (anyone else remember them?).

This will be appealed to the highest courts in Sweden so could take some time, story here:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/16349...of_appeal.html

Interesting one there, as I believe he is the guy who could afford to pay the whole fine and it does not rank pari passu, but jointly and severally.

It seems to have had an impact on the weaker growths in the vineyard of filesharing:

http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-t...erdict-090420/

Mostly in Sweden it would seem?

// "Arrrgh Jim lad, that be Allardyce: he had blonde hair" //

Sarcasm apart, this is of some interest as the ruling implies that the mere enabling of an offence or violation makes you an accessory. That is the thin edge of a wedge I would certainly question.

OK these arrogant dorks richly deserve it perhaps...........?

1. Their very name "Pirate Bay"
2. Their association with a political party that espouses copyright infringement
3. Their arrogant approach to any takedown requests
4. Their obvious lack of respect for the Swedish judicial system, given that they are supposedly adults

Perhaps they should have set up shop in Somalia; where piracy seems to be an accepted profession?