February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Pirate":
Business & Money: 7 Feb 12
The Swedish National Police Board has called for new international laws to catch hackers on the internet, after US internet service providers refused to divulge information on the weekend's attack on government websites.
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Science & Technology: 4 Feb 12
The "hacktivist" group Anonymous claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the websites of the Swedish government on Saturday as part of protests against anti-piracy regulations.
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National: 4 Feb 12
Swedes took to the streets of Stockholm and other major cities on Saturday to protest against the ACTA anti-piracy legislation which is set to go before the Riksdag later this year.
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Business & Money: 1 Feb 12
The Swedish Supreme Court will not grant the right to appeal in the Pirate Bay case, the court announced on Wednesday, marking the end of the four defendants' legal battle in Sweden.
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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.
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Science & Technology: 5 Jan 12
Zealous file-sharing enthusiasts in Sweden can now take their beliefs to the next level and join the Church of Kopimism, as the widespread practice has now officially been recognized as a religion.
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Science & Technology: 21 Dec 11
A now 16-year-old boy who had been turned in by his school for downloading films was convicted of violating Sweden's copyright laws by an appeals court on Wednesday, overturning a lower court's acquittal.
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Society: 19 Dec 11
A platinum copy of the record “Thriller”, supposedly once owned by pop icon Michael Jackson, was auctioned off for charity by Sweden's state broadcasters at the weekend, despite lingering questions about the record's authenticity.
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Society: 29 Nov 11
Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge has been named among the "Top 100 Global Thinkers" alongside a number of Arab revolutionaries and the likes of Barack Obama, Ai WeiWei, and Mark Zuckerberg.
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National: 18 Nov 11
Julian Assange has dumped his Swedish lawyer in favour of a new defence team including an attorney involved in the Pirate Bay trial, as the WikiLeaks founder continues to fight his extradition to Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know.
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Science & Technology: 14 Oct 11
The guilty verdict against Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has come into force after his failure to request his appeal be heard. He missed an original appeal hearing last year because he was ill in Cambodia.
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Politics: 19 Sep 11
Sweden's Pirate Party has lauded the electoral success of its German sister party in the Berlin state parliament, calling it as a "major step forward" and a boost for the movement across the world.
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Science & Technology: 8 Sep 11
The Swedish Film Institute (SFI) is facing file sharing allegations after an anti-piracy company traced films that had appeared on filesharing site The Pirate Bay to an IP address at the Institute.
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Society: 30 Aug 11
A 15-year-old boy who had been reported to police by his school for violating Sweden's copyright laws was acquitted by a court in Gothenburg on Tuesday in what a prosecutor called an “absurd” ruling.
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Business & Money: 30 Aug 11
Two founders of filesharing website The Pirate Bay have launched a new online platform that they say respects the rights of copyright holders.
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Business & Money: 3 Aug 11
Gustaf Reinfeldt, the 18-year-old son of the Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, has secured a job at US hamburger chain McDonald's, using his Twitter feed to invite friends in for a grilled patty.
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National: 1 Aug 11
A Swedish tanker fell victim to a pirate attack off the coast of Benin in west Africa, raising once again the question of whether Swedish ships should be able to arm themselves in the battle against pirates.
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Society: 18 Jul 11
While no Captain Sparrow or men with swords were in sight, another celebrity from the popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" films has been in Stockholm over the weekend - the good ship Bounty.
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Society: 7 Jul 11
Copying, remixing and spreading information cannot be considered an act of worship, even if participants fall into a meditative trance during the act, ruled Swedish authorities, thus rejecting The Missionary Church of Kopimism as a religious faith.
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Business & Money: 1 Jul 11
Swedish commercial shipping firm Wallenius has employed armed security staff to police its fleet to help combat the risk posed by pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
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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.
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Science & Technology: 18 Apr 11
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay has agreed to participate with researchers at Lund University in a major survey of the habits and norms of those using the popular website.
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Science & Technology: 2 Mar 11
A well-known Swedish filesharing site has been shuttered following the arrest of a man who has since confessed to uploading more than 1,000 films to the network affiliated with the site.
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Science & Technology: 1 Mar 11
The United States has placed Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay on its list of marketplaces "notorious" for trade in pirated material.
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Politics: 28 Feb 11
Sweden's Pirate Party membership has taken a sharp downward turn, but new party leader Anna Troberg is not concerned.
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Business & Money: 22 Feb 11
Tom Johnstone, the Scottish CEO of Swedish ball-bearing giant SKF has been named Sweden's funniest CEO in an competition backed by Comedy Central.
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Politics: 2 Jan 11
Rick Falkvinge, the leader of Sweden's Pirate Party, has resigned his post, feeling that he has stagnated after five years in the role.
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Science & Technology: 20 Dec 10
Carl Lundström, one of the four defendants in The Pirate Bay trial has confirmed that he is appealing the sentence imposed by the Swedish appeals court.
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National: 11 Dec 10
A number of demonstrations are set to take place around the world on Saturday to call for the release of beleaguered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from a London prison, where he awaits possible extradition to Sweden to face rape charges.
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Business & Money: 9 Dec 10
Swedish micropay site Flattr, which was launched by The Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde, remains one of the sole online financial lifelines for embattled whistleblower site WikiLeaks.
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Politics: 8 Dec 10
The United States and Sweden have worked closely with one another to combat illegal file sharing, documents released by WikiLeaks reveal.
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Politics: 5 Dec 10
WikiLeaks battled to stay online on Saturday after Sweden issued a new arrest warrant for its elusive publisher Julian Assange, while PayPal axed donations to the whistleblowing website.
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National: 3 Dec 10
The Appeals Court ruling to confirm the convictions and custodial sentences against the backers of The Pirate Bay could lead to more file sharers being imprisoned, according to a Swedish copyright law prosecutor.
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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.
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Science & Technology: 27 Oct 10
The Swedish government wants to extend the powers of police and prosecutors to access personal details from internet service providers in cases of less serious offences such as file sharing and libel.
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Science & Technology: 15 Oct 10
Defence lawyers for the three founders and a financier of Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay warned on Friday of the consequences for popular websites like Facebook and Twitter if their clients’ guilty verdict isn’t overturned.
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Science & Technology: 12 Oct 10
The prosecution in the appeals trial of three founders and a financier of Swedish file sharing site The Pirate Bay demanded that the defendants' one-year prison sentences be upheld.
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Business & Money: 11 Oct 10
Two Swedish Combat Boat 90s (CB90) have been loaned to the UK and the Netherlands for six months.
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Science & Technology: 2 Oct 10
Peter Sunde, one of the four men appealing convictions in The Pirate Bay trial, has said that the file sharing website is now so big that he fears for his creation, and it should perhaps be killed off.
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Science & Technology: 30 Sep 10
The Pirate Bay earned up to 35 million kronor ($5.2 million) in advertising revenue from the file sharing website, film companies maintained on the second day of the appeals court trial on Wednesday, a claim rejected by Fredrik Neij's counsel.
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Science & Technology: 28 Sep 10
While devoid of any high-charged drama, the opening day of the Pirate Bay appeals court trial nevertheless included a few unexpected developments.
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Science & Technology: 26 Sep 10
An appeal by the four men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial opens on Tuesday, in the wake of a separate Supreme Court ruling which in practice protects file-sharers from prosecution.
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Science & Technology: 24 Sep 10
The website featuring the leaked Sweden Democrat membership list has been shut down after it was discovered that Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Swartholm Warg did not own the domain.
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Society: 23 Sep 10
As the Alliance government stands to miss out on an overall majority by a whisker, handwritten ballots for parties such as Joy Division, Pull Yourself Together and Djingis Cat have had an unlikely impact on Swedish politics.
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Politics: 21 Sep 10
A register of over 5,000 people who are either members or have registered their interest in the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats, has been published on the internet.
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Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here.
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Analysis & Opinion: 17 Sep 10
Still confused about who's who and what's what ahead of Sweden's September 19th elections? Check out The Local’s Guide to the 2010 Swedish Elections for information on the parties, what they stand for, and what seats are up for grabs.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 10
With four days to go before Swedes go to the polls in what promises to be an historic election for one of Europe's oldest democracies, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson has had a look at the possible outcomes.
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Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
Sponsored article: Swedish internet visionary and serial entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein is back, this time with MyCube, which he calls 'the social exchange,' where privacy, ownership and control are the foundations that enable more valuable and meaningful online interactions.
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Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Pirate Party, bidding to enter parliament for the first time.
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Science & Technology: 11 Sep 10
An Uppsala businessman suspected of having sold 1,400 counterfeit iPhones to telecom operators in Sweden is under investigation for fraud.
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Business & Money: 8 Sep 10
Jobseekers with a military background could be required to apply for a vacancy as a soldier when the Public Employment Service begins recruiting professionals on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces in the autumn.
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Analysis & Opinion: 19 Aug 10
Elections in Sweden tend to be decided over issues rather than candidates, but with the upcoming September 19th vote for the first time pitting two blocs against each other, personal politics are playing an unprecedented role, writes AFP's Rita Devlin Marier.
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National: 18 Aug 10
The Swedish Pirate Party confirmed on Tuesday that it has agreed to host a number of new servers located in the country by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
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Business & Money: 16 Aug 10
One of the co-founders of file sharing site The Pirate Bay has launched a social micro-payment system called Flattr.
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Politics: 13 Aug 10
The Swedish Pirate Party has changed its election manifesto after criticism over its position on child pornography and to underline that it is against "the production, spread and possession of 'documented sexual abuse' of children".
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National: 11 Aug 10
Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter and state broadcaster Sveriges Television have been reported to the police for allegedly publishing child porn in the form of manga cartoons, prohibited under Swedish law.
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National: 7 Aug 10
Swedish legal experts have revealed that the website WikiLeaks may not be covered by Swedish whistleblower protection laws despite having its servers located just outside Stockholm.
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Politics: 6 Aug 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has denied that the US government has approached Sweden in connection with the website WikiLeaks amid reports that many of the Afghan War Diary documents pass through a Swedish web-host.
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Society: 5 Aug 10
Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård has been offered a role in the US remake of the first of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which is due for release in 2011.
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Politics: 5 Aug 10
Sweden's Pirate Party said on Thursday that child pornography should be permitted in cartoons. The law should focus on 'real criminals' abusing children, the party argues.
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Science & Technology: 2 Aug 10
Peter Sunde, one of the co-founders of The Pirate Bay, has appealed a ruling by Stockholm District Court banning him from continuing to run the popular file sharing site, comparing the ruling to a "political gag order".
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Business & Money: 26 Jul 10
One of the co-founders of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, has been banned by Stockholm district court from continuing to run the filesharing site.
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National: 16 Jul 10
The two Swedish military helicopters being used as part of the battle against Somalian pirates in the Gulf of Aden are to be returned to Sweden to be put on standby.
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Politics: 30 Jun 10
A clear majority of voters aged 18 to 29-years-old support the red-green opposition coalition ahead of the autumn election, a new survey shows.
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Science & Technology: 28 Jun 10
Swedish internet service provider Black Internet has decided to bar its customers from accessing the The Pirate Bay, amid fears that an appeals court ruling rendered it subject to punitive fines.
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National: 15 Jun 10
National service comes to an end in Sweden on June 30th, and a series of advertisements aimed at stimulating interest in the military have come in for criticism for allegedly painting a false picture of life in the armed forces.
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Sport: 12 Jun 10
Two African nations are counting on the tactical know-how of wily Swedes Sven Göran Eriksson and Lars Lagerbäck to help them go far in the first ever World Cup to be held on the continent.
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Politics: 10 Jun 10
The "red-green" coalition enjoys the support of 50.2 percent of the electorate, according to a major new survey from Statistics Sweden (SCB).
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Society: 7 Jun 10
A feed on the popular microblog website Twitter has caused consternation at the Swedish Royal Court which has been unable to shut off the stream of often erroneous information about members of the royal family.
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National: 2 Jun 10
Top Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell accused Israel of "piracy" for its attack on a Gaza-bound aid fleet and denied weapons were stashed on the ships.
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National: 2 Jun 10
Swedish author Henning Mankell, one of a trio of activists who have arrived back in Sweden after being released by Israel following their participation in the Gaza convoy, wonders what will happen next time when a "100 boats" show up.
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Business & Money: 21 May 10
Swedish telecom firm TeliaSonera has announced its intention to appeal to the Supreme Court an anti-piracy law ruling ordering the firm to hand over the names and addresses of people behind a file sharing website.
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Science & Technology: 18 May 10
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay is up and running again hours after an indictment in a Hamburg court persuaded its German ISP to pull the plug, having found a new home with its anti-copyright brethren, The Pirate Party.
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Science & Technology: 18 May 10
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay was out of service for a couple of hours on Tuesday morning after its German ISP bowed to Hollywood pressure to cut off its internet service.
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Business & Money: 18 May 10
Swedish-Finnish telecom giant TeliaSonera has been instructed by the appeals court to hand over the names and addresses of people behind a filesharing website in a landmark anti-piracy law ruling.
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Science & Technology: 12 May 10
The judges appointed to preside over the appeal of the four men found guilty in the Pirate Bay appeals hearing in September have been cleared from bias allegations, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
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Science & Technology: 26 Apr 10
Thirteen major film companies have filed writs against two of the men behind The Pirate Bay demanding payment of 500,000 kronor ($70,000) fines for continuing to operate the file sharing website despite a court order from October 2009.
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Politics: 18 Apr 10
Sweden's Pirate Party is shedding members rapidly as enthusiasts who signed up in conjunction with last year's high profile Pirate Bay case fail to renew their membership.
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National: 9 Apr 10
Despite a new law designed to tackle grooming of young people by suspected paedophiles on internet websites, police are unable to act against those hosting chat forums, contact sites and advice pages.
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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.
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National: 13 Feb 10
Although file sharing over the internet continues to grow in Sweden it is becoming dwarfed by online streaming of TV and and films, according to a new report by the internet company Cisco.
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National: 4 Feb 10
The Swedish publisher of Liza Marklund and US author James Patterson's crime novel Postcard Killers has denied that the book was inspired by Klas Östergren's The Last Cigarette.
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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.
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Science & Technology: 11 Jan 10
Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, two of the men found guilty for their role in operating The Pirate Bay file sharing site, both find themselves once again in the recording industry’s crosshairs.
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National: 6 Jan 10
In a corporate David and Goliath-style case, a Stockholm-based internet operator is fighting a file-sharing lawsuit against a collective of large US film companies.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Dec 09
In Part 2 of a two-part interview, US Ambassador Matthew Barzun talks to The Local's David Landes about succeeding President Bush's envoy, eco-friendly former Ambassador Michael Wood; the significance The Pirate Bay; and, introducing TED.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Dec 09
In Part 1 of a two-part interview, The Local's David Landes speaks to new US Ambassador Matthew Barzun about fundraising for Obama, adjusting to life in Sweden, Alfred Nobel's legacy, and engaging citizens in online networks.
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Politics: 10 Dec 09
The far-right Sweden Democrat party enjoys the support of 5.1 percent of the electorate, according to a major new survey from Statistics Sweden.
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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.
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Politics: 24 Nov 09
Support for the Social Democrats continues to slide, having now dipped below 30 percent, according to a new poll.
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Science & Technology: 17 Nov 09
The Pirate Bay file sharing site has decided to shut down the tracker that allows users to share digital files with one another in a move that could negate the court ordered fines facing two of the men behind the site.
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Science & Technology: 11 Nov 09
A new service for watching movies over the internet for free has attracted more than a quarter of a million Swedes since its launch two weeks ago.
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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.
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Science & Technology: 28 Oct 09
A new attempt to sell the popular file sharing site The Pirate Bay is underway, as the site’s owners are reportedly discussing bids with four potential buyers.
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Science & Technology: 23 Oct 09
A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay to remove links to material owned by members of a Netherlands-based music and film copyright protection group.
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Science & Technology: 19 Oct 09
An appeal launched by the four men found guilty in the Pirate Bay trial is unlikely to be heard until next summer, a Swedish appeals court announced on Monday.
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Science & Technology: 7 Oct 09
Global Gaming Factory admitted on Wednesday that its planned purchase of The Pirate Bay file sharing site is in danger of falling apart.
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Science & Technology: 6 Oct 09
File sharing site The Pirate Bay was out of commission on Tuesday as it struggled to find hosting providers willing to serve the site.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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