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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: quaxo on April 28, 2009, 12:32:35 AM

Title: Pirate Bay lawyer files for retrial, cites bias
Post by: quaxo on April 28, 2009, 12:32:35 AM
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090427/tc_nm/us_copyright_piratebay
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -

Four men jailed for breaching copyright in connection with Pirate Bay, one of the world's largest free file-sharing websites, should be given a new trial because the judge was biased, a court heard Monday.

Judge Tomas Norstrom's memberships of several groups for copyright protection should have disqualified him, the lawyer for one of the men, Carl Lundstrom, said in a document sent to the district court.

"Tomas Norstrom was biased during the trial ... Secondly, he neglected to inform the defendants and their lawyers of the facts that constituted the bias," defense lawyer Per Samuelson said in the document obtained by Reuters from the court.

The court of appeal now has to decide on whether to send the case back to the district court.

Norstrom is a member of The Swedish Association for Copyright, an organization whose board includes Peter Danowsky, who represented the music and film industry in the trial. Norstrom is also a board member of the Swedish Association for the Protection of Industrial Property.

Ha, knew there was something going on. I hope they get and win the retrial, just because of that.
Title: Re: Pirate Bay lawyer files for retrial, cites bias
Post by: Helpmeh on April 28, 2009, 04:24:38 PM
Quote from: quaxo on April 28, 2009, 12:32:35 AM
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090427/tc_nm/us_copyright_piratebay
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Ha, knew there was something going on. I hope they get and win the retrial, just because of that.

Me too!
Title: Re: Pirate Bay lawyer files for retrial, cites bias
Post by: Geek-9pm on April 28, 2009, 07:02:43 PM
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copyright protection should have disqualified him
Copyright protection is a fact of law. So then is the issue now become that if you are in favor of any fact law you are biased towards alleged criminals?

Next we may find a Judge is disqualified because he is a member of the justice system!   ::)
Title: Re: Pirate Bay lawyer files for retrial, cites bias
Post by: computeruler on April 28, 2009, 07:40:58 PM
Whats wrong with the pirate bay? They shouldnt be sued because they are doing nothing illegal.  Its a search engine.  The people on there are doing the illegal stuff.  Not the site
Title: Re: Pirate Bay lawyer files for retrial, cites bias
Post by: BC_Programmer on April 28, 2009, 08:10:58 PM
Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 28, 2009, 07:02:43 PM
Copyright protection is a fact of law.


Sweden's copyright law is based on books and publications and has not had changes amended to take into account software programs.