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Streaming services 'save' Swedish record industry

Business & Money: 24 Jan 12
While Swedish CD sales are continuing to drop significantly, record companies’ revenue from streaming services like Spotify is soaring and digital sales now amount to over half of the companies’ proceeds, according to fresh figures from trade organization IFPI. READ »

Dutch court orders ISPs to block Pirate Bay

Business & Money: 12 Jan 12
Access to Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay was ordered blocked on Wednesday for clients of two internet service providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands following a ruling by a Dutch court citing copyright concerns. READ »

Record companies move to block Pirate Bay in Finland

Science & Technology: 27 May 11
Record companies asked a Finnish court on Thursday to block access to the popular Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay. READ »

Court affirms jail time for Pirate Bay founders

Science & Technology: 26 Nov 10
Three of the men behind The Pirate Bay file sharing site have had their convictions upheld by a Swedish court of appeal. READ »

Swedish ISP seeks EU file sharing ruling

Business & Money: 30 Jun 10
Swedish broadband operator Comhem wants a district court to seek the advice of the EU Court of Justice over an anti-file sharing law (Ipred) case, after the Supreme Court indicated that a test case was destined for the EU Court. READ »

Anti-piracy law has little effect on internet use

National: 1 Apr 10
A year after the adoption of Sweden's IPRED anti-piracy legislation, new figures show that file sharing is growing in popularity, internet traffic has rebounded strongly, and only a small handful of cases have been brought before the courts. READ »

Swedish police conduct file sharing raid

National: 3 Feb 10
Suspected file sharers were targeted in four raids at locations across Sweden on Tuesday, as police acted on information from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). READ »

Sweden sets pace as countries race to tackle music piracy

Science & Technology: 27 Jan 10
Countries all over the world are following the lead of Sweden, France and South Korea as the battle against illegal music downloads intensifies. READ »

Music industry to test Sweden's anti-piracy law

Science & Technology: 7 Dec 09
The recording industry has decided to take a stab at using Sweden’s new anti-piracy laws to reveal the identity of what an industry association is calling a “rather normal” file sharer. READ »

File sharing in Sweden nears record high

National: 6 Dec 09
Following a severe drop in the aftermath of Ipred, Sweden’s new anti-piracy law implemented in April, illegal file sharing is once again on the rise, reaching record high levels. READ »

Norway court rejects calls to block Pirate Bay

National: 7 Nov 09
Communications company Telenor will not be forced to block customers from accessing Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay, a court in Norway decided on Friday. READ »

Three million Swedes file share illegally: study

Science & Technology: 12 Oct 09
More than one in three Swedes continue to ignore the country’s anti-file sharing laws, according to a new study by a recording industry interest group. READ »

Spotify ties make Pirate Bay judge biased: court

Science & Technology: 29 Sep 09
A Swedish court ruled on Tuesday that a lay judge set to hear the next phase of the Pirate Bay trial is unsuitable for the job because he works for the Spotify digital music service. READ »

Record company lawsuits a 'threat to free culture'

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Sep 09
Are lawsuits and threats the music industry's new money-spinning idea, now that record sales have fallen, asks Madeleine Sjöstedt, Stockholm's Vice Mayor for Culture and Sports and member of the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet). READ »

New bias suspicions in Pirate Bay legal battle

Science & Technology: 21 Sep 09
Rumours are circulating about another possible conflict of interest in the upcoming appeals court proceedings against the men behind Swedish file sharing site, The Pirate Bay. READ »

Pirate Bay cites Churchill in online comeback

Business & Money: 26 Aug 09
The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing websites, was back online on Tuesday hours after being shut down following a Swedish court order. READ »

Music body cautions Pirate Bay suitor

Business & Money: 7 Aug 09
The IFPI recording industry association has warned it will take legal action against the soon-to-be owner of the Pirate Bay, Global Gaming Factory, if the file-sharing site continues to operate in its present form. READ »

Swedish anti-piracy law keeps downloaders on the defensive

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Aug 09
Four months after Sweden implemented a new law to crack down on internet piracy, the AFP’s Marc Preel discovers that the debate continues about the measure’s long-term implications for file sharers and copyright holders alike. READ »

Scepticism and outrage follow Pirate Bay sale

Science & Technology: 2 Jul 09
A storm of criticism has been directed at the three main personalities behind The Pirate Bay following news that the file sharing site will be sold. READ »

No retrial in Pirate Bay case

Science & Technology: 25 Jun 09
Sweden's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the judge in the high profile Pirate Bay case was not biased, as has been claimed by lawyers representing the men behind the popular file sharing site. READ »

'Pirate Bay judge not biased': court

National: 8 Jun 09
The judge in The Pirate Bay trial was not biased, Stockholm District Court has argued in its report to the Court of Appeal, which will rule on the issue. READ »

Lundström demands Pirate Bay retrial

National: 25 Apr 09
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 a retrial in the district court. READ »

ISPs refuse to shut down Pirate Bay

National: 18 Apr 09
Internet service providers refuse to cooperate with an entertainment industry group's demand to shut down The Pirate Bay. READ »

The Pirate Bay verdict: the reactions

Science & Technology: 17 Apr 09
The jail sentences for founders of The Pirate Bay have been welcomed by the entertainment industry, but some experts question what difference it will make. READ »

Publishers begin hunt for Swedish file sharers

National: 1 Apr 09
With the new anti-file sharing IPRED law fresh on Sweden's law books, five book publishers have applied to the courts to trace a suspected illegal file sharer. READ »

Pirate on prosecutor: 'The old bastard's crazy'

National: 2 Mar 09
Prosecutor Håkan Roswall's call for each of the defendants in The Pirate Bay trial to spend a year in prison prompted a derisive response from one of the accused. READ »

Fireworks erupt over prof's qualifications

National: 26 Feb 09
The Pirate Bay trial was interrupted several times on Thursday following a heated exchange between a Swedish media professor and record industry lawyers. READ »

Pirate Bay 'biggest and baddest villain': exec

Science & Technology: 25 Feb 09
Tempers flared during The Pirate Bay trial on Wednesday afternoon as a record company executive argued the popular file sharing site was to blame for falling music sales. READ »

Showbiz lawyers: 'we've used The Pirate Bay'

National: 24 Feb 09
Attorneys representing the four men charged in The Pirate Bay trial spent Monday afternoon challenging antipiracy lawyers about their knowledge of how the popular file sharing site works. READ »

Evidence feud over 'Perry Mason' tactics

National: 20 Feb 09
The Pirate Bay trial was interrupted on Friday morning as lawyers quarreled over admissible evidence, prompting a defence attorney to liken the proceedings to an episode of the classic US legal drama Perry Mason. READ »

Suspects defend Pirate Bay 'hobby'

National: 19 Feb 09
Two of the people behind The Pirate Bay took questions from the prosecutor and recording industry lawyers on Thursday, calling the popular file sharing site "a hobby site" and "a really strong brand". READ »

Music industry website hacked

National: 19 Feb 09
The Swedish website of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) was hacked on Wednesday evening as internet intruders called on Håkan Roswall, chief prosecutor in the ongoing Pirate Bay tial, to "stop lying". READ »

Defence disputes damage claims

National: 18 Feb 09
As the Pirate Bay trial entered its third day on Wednesday, lawyers for the entertainment industry defended their compensation claims against the four defendants, whose lawyers in turn did their best to poke holes in the prosecution’s case. READ »

Showbiz lawyers gear up for Pirate Bay trial

Science & Technology: 13 Feb 09
Swedish and international entertainment industry representatives are redoubling their efforts to challenge the legitimacy of file sharing website The Pirate Bay as the trial of four people connected to the site nears commencement. READ »

Young 'pirates' receive millions from the state

Politics: 17 Jan 09
The youth league of the Swedish branch of file-share and copyright reform advocacy group, the Pirate Party, has received millions of kronor in state support. READ »

Clean sweep for Kleerup at Swedish Grammies

Society: 8 Jan 09
Stockholm musician Kleerup claimed three awards at Wednesday night's Grammis Gala, one more than the evening's other big winner, singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim. READ »

More delays for Pirate Bay trial

Science & Technology: 28 Aug 08
The pending trial of the men behind the file sharing site The Pirate Bay has been pushed back yet again and may not start before next year. READ »

Swedish firms slam UK filesharing measure

Science & Technology: 25 Jul 08
Some of Sweden's largest internet service providers have made it clear that they would not support an agreement to combat file sharing similar to one recently reached in the UK. READ »

Music industry dealt Pirate Bay blow

National: 16 Apr 08
The recording industry’s branch organization has apologized to a pro-file sharing Swedish rap artist for including him as a party to their indictment against Pirate Bay without his permission. READ »

Record companies sue Pirate Bay four

Science & Technology: 31 Mar 08
Record companies are demanding millions in compensation from The Pirate Bay. "They can go screw themselves," says one of the founders. READ »

Danish court delivers blow to Pirate Bay

National: 4 Feb 08
Entertainment industry to turn focus to Sweden after Tele2 Denmark is ordered to restrict user access to the file sharing site. READ »

Four indicted in Pirate Bay case

Science & Technology: 31 Jan 08
Four people connected to the Pirate Bay are accused of being accessories to breaking copyright law. READ »

Prosecutor sets stage for Pirate Bay trial

Science & Technology: 28 Jan 08
A public prosecutor is ready to to bring charges against the people who run the popular Pirate Bay file-sharing site. READ »

Retrial declared in Sweden’s largest file-sharing case

National: 8 Jan 08
The case is to be retried after the prosecutor dropped two counts filed against a 31-year old Linköping man. READ »

Pirates take over arch-enemy's website

Science & Technology: 16 Oct 07
The owners of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay have once again proven their ability to cause a nuisance for the international recording industry - by taking over the website of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. READ »

Pirate Bay trial delayed

Science & Technology: 3 Oct 07
The public prosecutor in the high profile Pirate Bay case has indicated that it may take several more months before any suspects are formally charged. Sixteen months after police conducted a raid on The Pirate Bay, some companies have finally had their confiscated equipment returned. READ »

File sharers reported to police

Science & Technology: 8 Feb 07
Record industry association IFPI has alerted Swedish police to file sharers and hub owners from popular file-sharing protocol Direct Connect. READ »

Zlatan song Sweden's best-selling single

National: 23 Jan 07
The most sold song of 2006 was a homage to footballer Zlatan Ibraminovic sung by a 7-year-old from Skåne. The simple lines 'I love you, Ich liebe dich, Zlatan Ibrahimovic,' appear to have caught the public mood. READ »

Two Swedes fined for file sharing

National: 18 Oct 06
A man in Borås became on Wednesday the first Swede to be convicted of sharing music over the Internet. In another case, a man in Norrköping was found to have shared a film online. READ »

Swedes face massive fines for sharing songs online

National: 15 Nov 05
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The music industry clamps down on file sharing: fifteen Swedes, who have supplied 150,000 songs, have been reported to the police and face fines of hundreds of thousands of kronor. READ »

Swedish music industry joins file sharing battle

National: 20 Oct 05
Sweden's rumpus between illegal file sharers and the film and games industries rumbles on. But on the same day that the country's music industry throws its hat into the ring, internet service providers put a spanner in the works. READ »

Green light to chase file-sharers

National: 13 Oct 05
The film and music industries are allowed to collect information about people sharing copyrighted material over the internet, Sweden's regulator says. READ »

Illegal downloaders to face damages claims

National: 26 May 05
The Swedish parliament votes in favour of a law banning the sharing of copyrighted material on the Internet without payment of royalties, in a bid to crack down on free downloading of music, films and computer games. Musicians everywhere rejoice. READ »

Justice minister threatens to ban CD "copy protection"

National: 19 May 05
A week before the Swedish parliament votes on introducing tougher laws against downloading copyright-protected material, Sweden's justice minister, Thomas Bodström, warns record companies not to prevent copying of their CDs. Confused? READ »

Swedish pop stars unite against illegal downloading

Lifestyle: 18 Apr 05
The list of signatories reads like the VIP list at an industry awards ceremony but an open letter from Sweden's top musical artists isn't about glamour - it's about "what's right and what's wrong". Note: nicking their music is wrong. READ »

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