November 21, 2009
Published: 3 May 09 10:44 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/19212/20090503/
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The preople behind the Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay could face charges in Italy as a Bergamo prosecutor continues a legal investigation.
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If I can recall rightly - a couple of years ago Mr Beslusconi's lawers wanted to sue youtube for copyright infrigiments for allowing people to download and watch contents of his Italian channels Rete 4, etc. They asked for the miserable amount of half billion euros... hahahaha
I own a music distribution company that have seen sales slide in the last 3 years - why do people think that music should be free? What's the point of musicians making great music for everybody to steal it? If that was the case nobody would bother.
Pirate Bay knew what they were doing was wrong - they've been giving the finger to the rights owners for years - maybe they need some time in the showers at an Italian prison - that would wipe the smirks off their faces.
And also anyone who lends a friend a book? Should they be locked up as well??
The Music industry has just become too powerful, and is afraid that its massive profits are sliping away.
Make the music really cheap, and easier to find and download, and you will get more people paying for it. While it is much much easier to get it for free, people will continue to do so.
They need to start arresting Italians for all there crimes before looking outside the country.
What's happening here can not be stopped! Time to adapt.
The Italian prosecutor is just jumping on the bandwagon. Just because Sweden did it, and it got world wide attention, they now want to take it further.
I think that these prosecutors should go after real criminals. Child pornography on the internet is what they should be prosecuting instead.
I just don't believe that The Pirate Bay guys will spend a day in jail.