Judge may have screwed up Pirate Bay case

TheEnforcer · 04-23-2009

Sheesh... nothing like a judge possibly fubaring a case due to conflict of interest. If you want the full article you gotta subscribe.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124048661845147573.html

STOCKHOLM -- A defense lawyer in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case said Thursday he will demand a retrial after the judge admitted he was a member of copyright-protection organizations.

A Stockholm court last week convicted four men behind the Web site of helping others commit copyright violations and gave them one-year prison sentences.

They also were ordered to pay damages of 30 million kronor ($3.6 million) to entertainment companies, including ...

04-23-2009	#1
TheEnforcer Scored VIP to Anton's Piss Tank Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,781	Judge may have screwed up Pirate Bay case Sheesh... nothing like a judge possibly fubaring a case due to conflict of interest. If you want the full article you gotta subscribe. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124048661845147573.html STOCKHOLM -- A defense lawyer in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case said Thursday he will demand a retrial after the judge admitted he was a member of copyright-protection organizations. A Stockholm court last week convicted four men behind the Web site of helping others commit copyright violations and gave them one-year prison sentences. They also were ordered to pay damages of 30 million kronor ($3.6 million) to entertainment companies, including ...