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Pirate Bay unfazed by new threats | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
Peter Sunde, a co-founder of high-profile file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, says new legal action against the site is nothing more than "harassment". | |
Thirteen Hollywood production companies filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to try to get the website shut down. | |
In April the site's founders were found guilty of breaking copyright law and were sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay $4.5m (£3m) in damages. | In April the site's founders were found guilty of breaking copyright law and were sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay $4.5m (£3m) in damages. |
However, the site remains open and users can share copyrighted content. | |
"We have filed a complaint against The Pirate Bay because they have not stopped their activities after they were sentenced to prison," the studios' lawyer Monique Wadsted told AFP. | "We have filed a complaint against The Pirate Bay because they have not stopped their activities after they were sentenced to prison," the studios' lawyer Monique Wadsted told AFP. |
The lawsuit has been brought by Columbia Pictures, Disney Enterprises, Universal Studios and 10 other firms, many of which were due to receive damages form the April settlement. | The lawsuit has been brought by Columbia Pictures, Disney Enterprises, Universal Studios and 10 other firms, many of which were due to receive damages form the April settlement. |
But in keeping with their well-established stance of indifference to legal action, Mr Sunde told BBC News: "I'm on vacation, sleeping a lot and eating great vegan food. | |
"The latest threats are just harassments from the industry of course. We've actually asked the courts to punish them with a high fine for the faulty threats." | |
The Pirate Bay was set up in 2003 by anti-copyright organisation Piratbyran, but for the last five years it has been run by individuals. | The Pirate Bay was set up in 2003 by anti-copyright organisation Piratbyran, but for the last five years it has been run by individuals. |
Millions of files are exchanged using the service every day. | Millions of files are exchanged using the service every day. |
No copyright content was hosted on The Pirate Bay's web servers; instead it hosted links to TV, film and music files held on its users' computers. | No copyright content was hosted on The Pirate Bay's web servers; instead it hosted links to TV, film and music files held on its users' computers. |
Following the most recent lawsuit, the site was bought by Global Gaming Factory (GGF) for 60m kronor (£4.7m) who intend to turn the site into a legal, pay service. | Following the most recent lawsuit, the site was bought by Global Gaming Factory (GGF) for 60m kronor (£4.7m) who intend to turn the site into a legal, pay service. |
The new owners have outlined a "give and take" model which pays users for sharing their resources. | The new owners have outlined a "give and take" model which pays users for sharing their resources. |
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