Pirate Bay Founders Guilty Of Copyright Infringement – Sentenced To Year In Jail

Posted on Apr 17, 2009

In a ruling that will be heard around the world, the Stockholm District Court sentenced Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij and Carl Lundstrom, founders of The Pirate Bay, to one year each in prison, and to pay damages of 30 million kronor ($3.6 million) to several entertainment companies, including Warner Bros, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI and Columbia Pictures. The founders were convicted Friday of violating...