Not at that time. That came after the us government pushed the swedish government to do something and they in turn "strongly hinted" to the swedish judiciary system that they better do something.

And finally the sentencing judge socialised professionally with pro-copyright lobbyists.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 105 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That came after the us government pushed the swedish government

🎶 We're all living in Amerika, Amerika ist wunderbar 🎵

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 years ago

It is quite interesting that American corporations harass everyone, not just us Americans.

I got together with the other Americans, and we're cool of you all want to do something about them.

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[+] Ilandar@aussie.zone 85 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why was he in solitary?

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Why would he need to be in solitary for being a flight risk? Sounds like you're mixing up regular prison and solitary confinement...

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“He is kept under restrictions as decided by the prosecutor. TV in his cell. He can buy cigarettes and sweets from a kiosk that comes Monday and Wednesdays,” Kristina explains.

“He is offered one hour ‘outdoors’ each day in some kind of exercise yard with high concrete walls. That is all he is allowed to leave his cell for. No gym, no opportunities to meet other people except for the guards.

Ok so I think what most people think about when they talk about solitary confinement is the US version where you have a small cell with a toilet, sink and bed and that's it, you're behind a door with a small window and sometimes you don't even get an hour of exercise...

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[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"The European Court of Human Rights distinguishes between complete sensory isolation, total social isolation and relative social isolation[30] and notes that "complete sensory isolation, coupled with total social isolation can destroy the personality and constitutes a form of inhuman treatment which cannot be justified by the requirements of security or any other reason. " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitary_confinement

If the European courts find it important to distinguish between types of solidary confinement them I feel like posters should as well. Otherwise you can't blame people for defaulting to the most commonly used type of solidarity confinement.

And the US has far more prisoners than Europeans do and we use solidary confinement far more often.

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[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 166 points 2 years ago (2 children)

20 years ago, Pirate Bay's response

Holy shit I'm so old 😭

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 82 points 2 years ago (2 children)

20 years ago

Sees letter is dated 2004...

Why have you done this to me?

[–] IllNess 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's like 8 years ago.

...

Wait... crap. We are old.

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I refuse to think of 2000 as anything but the future where will all have flying cars.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

sad Napster noises

[–] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 136 points 2 years ago (1 children)

One day I hope to write a "go fuck yourself" email of this caliber.

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 101 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Despite all the lawsuits, it's still sailing

[–] Treedrake@fedia.io 46 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But not run by the original owners. And the current team is really shady. I wouldn't trust downloading an .exe from there.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 24 points 2 years ago (10 children)

Good thing you don't download executables from torrent sites?

[–] Treedrake@fedia.io 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, many do...

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[–] TheNewShaft@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Riddled with malware, but still sailing

[–] aiccount@monyet.cc 50 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Been using it for decades, never an issue for me. What in the world are you trying to download over there??

[–] fraksken 121 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Malware

[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well if he's daft enough to go looking for it, what's he expecting?

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 53 points 2 years ago

Malware

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[–] Treedrake@fedia.io 25 points 2 years ago

I'd say this might be true for programs, but as long as you download movies, shows and music I'd assume it's fine as long as you use common sense.

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago

The technologically illiterate pirate is an easy target.

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

Just don't download any software and you'll be fine. Sure, there are better trackers for movies, TV shows and music nowadays, but I'm still glad we have The Pirate Bay

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 89 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Darknet Diaries podcast made a really good episode about The Pirate Bay, telling the entire story, including funny stories like the responses to these letters, and interviewing Peter Sunde, one of the 3 founders. https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/92/

[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks, you gave me a new podcast to listen to.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s one of my favorites! Also check out Search Engine, one of my favorite new podcasts with an amazing host. “What’s the best phone to do crimes on”, the latest episode, is excellent—Darknet Diaries covered the subject as well, but this goes into even more detail.

I also loved “Who’s behind all those spammy text messages?” but that one gets DARK.

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[–] xeekei@lemm.ee 88 points 2 years ago (1 children)

IIRC, the US accusers even quoted US federal law at TPB in emails preceding this. They had probably just assumed TPB were US based and this response where how they found out.

I'm still salty about Sweden bending over about this, tho. Sovereignty is a lie.

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[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 35 points 2 years ago

Actually absolute bad-asses!

[–] clot27@lemm.ee 31 points 2 years ago

Based

[–] NaibofTabr 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Steal This Film

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[–] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 2 years ago

BASED

[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Remember when they tried to buy Sealand?

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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

The hunt for the cofounders of torrent site The Pirate Bay was a lengthy game of cat-and-mouse, spanning several continents. In the end, Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Gottfrid Svartholm all ended up in prison.

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