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May 24, 2012
Lundström demands Pirate Bay retrial
Published: 25 Apr 09 11:26 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19078/20090425/
Carl Lundström, who received a one-year prison sentence following the trial of the four men behind the free file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, has demanded that the case be retried in the Stockholm District Court.
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The news of Norström’s membership of associations concerned with copyright issues drew widespread attention last week. He is a member of the Swedish Copyright Association, among other organisations, as are Henrik Pontén, Peter Danowsky and Monique Wadsted, the lawyers representing the copyright holders.
Ifpi, the organisation that represents the recording industry and brought the action against The Pirate Bay, supports the copyright association.
According to Samuelson, Norström’s involvement poses a conflict of interest. Moreover, he was wrong not to have said anything about his position.
“Tomas Norström should have reported these circumstances to the parties and their lawyers and given them the chance to raise a formal objection,” writes Samuelson in his deposition.
In his forties, Lundström was the oldest of the four Pirate Bay defendants and the most public. He made his fortune when the Wasabröd family business was sold. He then owned the telecom company Rix Port80, which was subsequently sold to Phonera.
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BTW: I don't think that "Pirate Bay Millionaire" is a neutral headline. It implies that the guy made the money with TPB and that's not correct. In fact, him having any money or not has notghing to do with a judget that didn't disclose a relevant conflict of interest.
However, in any court case the judge, prosecution and jury should have no links to any form of direct or indirect possible influence, so therefore there needs to be a retrial, so that at least justice can be seen to be done, wether found guilty or innocent.
Justice demands a retrial.
Justice demands a retrial. and broaden your horizons =:0D
Remember also that they were charged with 'enabling' not supplying - which is no more than Google does if you add the “filetype:torrent” argument.
In fact, just by publishing this comment, under this ridiculous law The Local could be accused of the same thing!