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This was not an action simply fought by movie studios lawyers across the sea. MPAA lobbied the government to use soft power and the government did.

Wikileaks diplomatic cables showed US government put a ton of pressure on the Swedish government over the Pirate Bay. If Sweden failed to act they risked political consequences including being placed on a list of countries that fail to protect us intellectual property and potential economic consequences

Further the 2006 raid on the Pirate Bay was in some part due to US government pressure and while no US officials were physically present they were coordinating with Swedish authorities