Pirate Bay Confirms Appeal

By Digital Trends Staff April 21, 2009

Pirate Bay Confirms Appeal

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the four defendants in the Pirate Bay case should be appeal the verdict handed down on Friday in Sweden, which saw them each sentenced to a year in jail and given a $3.6 million fine.

They’ve confirmed the fact, which means the case will go to the Swedish Supreme Court, and that any final verdict could be several years away.

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Meanwhile, The Pirate Party, a recent addition to the Swedish political landscape, organized protests against the verdict in the country over the weekend, and announced it will have a candidate in elections for a seat in the European Parliament this summer. AP reported that hundreds attended the rallies, which were held in four cities. Pirate Party chairman and founder Rickard Falkvinge said:

"The establishment and the politicians have declared war against our whole generation."

Meanwhile, The Pirate Bay is operating just as it was before the verdict. A message on the site blog read:

“You, our beloved users, know that this little speedbump on the information super highway is nothing more than just, a little bump.”

"The site will live on. We are more determined than ever that what we do is right. Millions of users are a good proof of that."

However, they’ve asked users to stop raising money to pay the fines, stating:

"We do not want [the money] since we will not pay any fines."

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