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[News] More Proof That TPB Judge Was Considerably Biased

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Another Scandal Surrounds Pirate Bay Judge

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| Pirate Bay judge Tomas Norström’s objectivity has already been called into 
| doubt because of his ties to national and international pro-copyright lobby 
| groups. Now, one of the defense lawyers says he has uncovered another scandal 
| and claims to have evidence that Norström wasn’t assigned to the case 
| randomly, as should be the case according to court procedure.    
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http://torrentfreak.com/another-scandal-surrounds-pirate-bay-judge-090515/


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Pirate Party 3rd Largest Political Party in Sweden

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| Support for the Swedish Pirate Party surged following the Pirate Bay verdict
| and today it became the third largest political party in the country. When
| they are elected for the European Parliament next month, the party hopes to
| end the abuse of copyright by multi-billion dollar corporations.
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http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-3rd-largest-political-party-in-sweden-090506/


Pirate Bay Verdict May Actually Lead To Pirate Party Official Joining European
Parliament

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| While the entertainment industry still really seems to think that the
| disputed verdict in the Pirate Bay trial was a victory, most folks who can
| look beyond the immediate ruling have recognized what a horrific loss this
| has been for the industry. On the technology side, it's done nothing of
| importance.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090430/0721524704.shtml


Stardock CEO: Focus On Your Customers; Don't Worry About Pirates

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| You can waste an awful lot of energy and resources "fighting pirates" and
| losing, or you can focus on actually serving your customers and making money.
| Which seems more intelligent?
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090501/1220064718.shtml


French film-makers and science fiction writers protest new anti-P2P law

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/30/french-film-makers-a.html


Google Blocking Torrent Searches

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| Google is blocking searches originating from torrent sites using Google
| Custom Search to find .torrent files, according to TorrentFreak.com, a move
| the founder of the site calls “censorship.”
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/05/01/google-blocking-torrent-searches


Poll: Swedish pro file-sharing party gains support

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| A new poll shows a Swedish party that calls for legalizing Internet
| file-sharing could win a seat in the European Parliament in June.
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| The poll published Thursday in the Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter shows
| the Pirate Party's backing has surged after a court verdict against The
| Pirate Bay file-sharing site. Four men behind The Pirate Bay were convicted
| this month of copyright violations and sentenced to a year in prison.
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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/poll-swedish-pro-filesharing-party-gains-support-20090430-ap1q.html
http://tinyurl.com/cu2azv


Swedish Pirate Party Heading for EU Parliament

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| A poll carried out by a major Swedish newspaper predicts that the Pirate
| Party will grab around 5.1% of the votes in the upcoming European Union
| elections. This means that the movement, which has gathered huge momentum due
| to the Pirate Bay ‘guilty’ verdict, will get a seat in the EU Parliament.
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http://torrentfreak.com/swedish-pirate-party-heading-for-eu-parliament-090430/


Pirate Bay IP Addresses Assigned to Prosecution Lawyers

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| The Pirate Bay recently got a new range of IPs and to everyone’s surprise
| they are now linked to several movie and music industry lawyers involved in
| the TPB trial. According to the Pirate Bay’s Wikipedia entry the change was
| due to a hostile takeover, but most people know better.
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http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-ips-assigned-to-prosecution-lawyers-090426/


Rapidshare Shares Uploader Info with Rights Holders

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| In Germany, the file-hosting service Rapidshare has handed over the personal
| details of alleged copyright infringers to several major record labels. The
| information is used to pursue legal action against the Rapidshare users and
| at least one alleged uploader saw his house raided.
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http://torrentfreak.com/rapidshare-shares-uploader-info-with-rights-holders-090425/
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