Three founders of The Pirate Bay lost their appeal to a Swedish court, and are still liable for months of prison time and millions of dollars for copyright infringement.
Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundström were sentenced to 10 months, eight months and four months in prison, respectively, down from the original sentence of one year. The appeals court raised damage fees from 30 million Swedish kronor ($4.3 million) to 46 million kronor.($6.6 million).
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, The Pirate Bay's fourth co-founder, missed the appeals trial due to illness, and will be tried separately at a later date.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/211746/
Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, and Carl Lundström were sentenced to 10 months, eight months and four months in prison, respectively, down from the original sentence of one year. The appeals court raised damage fees from 30 million Swedish kronor ($4.3 million) to 46 million kronor.($6.6 million).
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, The Pirate Bay's fourth co-founder, missed the appeals trial due to illness, and will be tried separately at a later date.
More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/211746/