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File Sharing - Wednesday, May 31, 2006

The Pirate Bay Blasted - Hollywood Lawyers Always Win

A year ago we posted on the taunting jibes delivered by the Sweden-based BitTorrent distributor The Pirate Bay. Today we learn that Swedish police have raided The Pirate Bay and detained three men - the file sharing site has been toppled. Hollywood has put relentless pressure on the Swedish government to take action against The Pirate Bay. Despite the fatal blow, a founder of the Pirate Bay may have the last word. He has founded a political party in Sweden - the Pirate Party - to fully legalize IP piracy.

The following open letter was posted on The Pirate Bay until the day the site was torn down...

"Unauthorized Use of DreamWorks SKG Properties"

Dennis L. Wilson, Esq.
KEATS McFARLAND & WILSON, LLP
9720 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse Suite
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

As you may or may not be aware, Sweden is not a state in the United States of America. Sweden is a country in northern Europe. Unless you figured it out by now, US law does not apply here. For your information, no Swedish law is being violated.

Please be assured that any further contact with us, regardless of medium, will result in
a) a suit being filed for harassment
b) a formal complaint lodged with the bar of your legal counsel, for sending frivolous legal threats.

It is the opinion of us and our lawyers that you are fucking morons, and that you should please go sodomize yourself with retractable batons.

Please also note that your e-mail and letter will be published in full on http://www.thepiratebay.org.

Go fuck yourself.

Polite as usual,
anakata