Da-Chief
05-18-2008, 09:40
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Much of the entertainment industry has it in for the big BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay. A man dubbed The Web Sheriff has been working with has-been music artists (http://torrentfreak.com/michael-jackson-to-take-on-the-pirate-bay-080516/) on developing a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Pirate Bay. Folks who have joined the fight include Michael Jackson, the Village People and UB40. The Web Sheriff is urging ABBA to join the fight since he says that they personify the Swedish music industry s successes and are renowned ambassadors for Sweden, contrary to The Pirate Bay . These artists aren t the only problem facing The Pirate Bay, though; The MPAA has recently demanded $15 million (http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-demands-15-million-from-the-pirate-bay-080508/) for copyright violations.
The Pirate Bay is in the midst of a case that is on its way to trial which has revealed some really questionable activities and which could turn things in their favor. The company has just filed a police report (http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-file-police-bribery-complaint-080516/) against the chief investigating officer in the case after it was revealed that the guy was working for Warner Brothers. In a modern-day drama, Pirate Bay fans were paying attention to the officer online and noticed (http://torrentfreak.com/chief-investigator-pirate-bay-employed-by-plaintiff-080418/) that he had posted an employment change; he moved from being a cop to working for Warner Brothers. Further investigation found (http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-investigator-to-cash-in-at-warner-bros-080423/) that he was only planning a six-month stint with Warner before returning to his job as a cop. Because he s the star witness, this has the potential to heavily impact the outcome of the trial.
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Much of the entertainment industry has it in for the big BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay. A man dubbed The Web Sheriff has been working with has-been music artists (http://torrentfreak.com/michael-jackson-to-take-on-the-pirate-bay-080516/) on developing a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Pirate Bay. Folks who have joined the fight include Michael Jackson, the Village People and UB40. The Web Sheriff is urging ABBA to join the fight since he says that they personify the Swedish music industry s successes and are renowned ambassadors for Sweden, contrary to The Pirate Bay . These artists aren t the only problem facing The Pirate Bay, though; The MPAA has recently demanded $15 million (http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-demands-15-million-from-the-pirate-bay-080508/) for copyright violations.
The Pirate Bay is in the midst of a case that is on its way to trial which has revealed some really questionable activities and which could turn things in their favor. The company has just filed a police report (http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-file-police-bribery-complaint-080516/) against the chief investigating officer in the case after it was revealed that the guy was working for Warner Brothers. In a modern-day drama, Pirate Bay fans were paying attention to the officer online and noticed (http://torrentfreak.com/chief-investigator-pirate-bay-employed-by-plaintiff-080418/) that he had posted an employment change; he moved from being a cop to working for Warner Brothers. Further investigation found (http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-investigator-to-cash-in-at-warner-bros-080423/) that he was only planning a six-month stint with Warner before returning to his job as a cop. Because he s the star witness, this has the potential to heavily impact the outcome of the trial.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Pirate-Bay-Faces-Off-Against-Corrupt-Entertainment-Industry-94524)
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