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On February 1st, Sweden’s Supreme Court announced its decision not to grant leave to appeal in the long-running criminal case against the founders of The Pirate Bay. This meant that the previously determined jail sentences and fines handed out to Pete …
… the road ahead is certain. His sentence will be served electronically tagged in a Stockholm apartment. For three others – Peter Sunde, …
… of Megaupload to get their data back continues. “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will ask a federal judge on Friday to …
… even other companies upon request. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), it “would let companies spy on users and …
As revealed earlier this month, Swedish authorities have now decided where the founders of The Pirate Bay plus one time site ‘financier’ Carl Lundström will serve their sentences. There is, however, the still unresolved situation involving Pirate Bay c …
… site users with their data, an aim also shared by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) with their MegaRetrieval campaign. As …
… the end still isn’t in sight. Earlier this week the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also expressed its concerns over the …
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Left Quote“The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship.
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