A pirate's day in court
The Pirate Bay operators are going to trial today in Stockholm, facing up to two years in prison and fines of 1.2 million kronor. The civil suit was brought against them by Warner Bros. Entertainment, MGM Pictures, Columbia Pictures Industries, 20th Century Fox Films, Sony BMG, Universal, and EMI, who claim that the Pirate Bay's operation has resulted in millions of dollars in lost revenues.
Of course, these claims are bullshit. As if the movies and music being downloaded would actually be purchased if they weren't downloaded. Not a chance. Who's next anyway? Google? Try a search by appending filetype:torrent to see how futile the fight against file sharing has become. The only alternative is to make legitimate sources of media more accessible and just as easy to get to and use. It's the business model stupid.
Of course, these claims are bullshit. As if the movies and music being downloaded would actually be purchased if they weren't downloaded. Not a chance. Who's next anyway? Google? Try a search by appending filetype:torrent to see how futile the fight against file sharing has become. The only alternative is to make legitimate sources of media more accessible and just as easy to get to and use. It's the business model stupid.
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