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: Michael GeistSwedish Court Finds Pirate Bay Founders Guilty of Copyright Infringement
By Michael Geist
- an appeal is likely so this is the first word, not the last one in this case
- based on historical precedent, this will have no significant impact on the volume of file sharing
- copyright law is implemented domestically, so the impact on other countries is limited
- the major effect from the decision could come from attempts to leverage it to encourage ISPs and search engines to play more active roles in policing their networks
Full post as published by Michael Geist on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).
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