Gottfrid Svartholm, Pirate Bay co-founder, arrested in Cambodia
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Sweden requested Cambodian police arrest and hold Svartholm, despite the fact there is no extradition treaty between the two countries.
Unable to travel to Sweden for his court case because of ill health late last year, then skipping other hearings, Svartholm was arrested for “being on an international wanted list,” according to Torrent Freak. Since he didn't attend the required court hearings, he was fined $1.1 million and sentenced to one year in jail. His co-founders did appear in court, and had their sentences reduced.
Svartholm was arrested at his apartment on the riverfront in Phnom Penh. Although there is no formal extradition treaty in place between Cambodia and Sweden, Svartholm's lawyer believes the Swedish government will be able to bring him back.
Stop the persecution
you bastards!!!!!!!!! leave him alone!
Joe Mushroom on torrentfreak.com
As soon as the corrupt U.S. goverment was paid off by the corrupt record and movie industry to arrest Kim Dot Com, all bets were off.
coochie on huffingtonpost.com
how long will people put up with corporations running the 'justice' system
A B on torrentfreak.com
Pirate Bay's battle
They are like the Luddites, they are fighting something that drives them out of work. They, like the Luddites before them, will pass. This is inevitable.
Mr. Angry on torrentfreak.com
Perhaps if music and movies were offered at a fair price to the average Joe people wouldn't go to pirate bay to download them.
RickW44 on huffingtonpost.com
I'm kind of amazed the guy ran from a one-year sentence. In the US they would have probably given him 30 years.
Henry Grimmelsman on wsj.com
Punish pirates
No, he's not a freedom fighter. No matter how you try to spin it with your "cool" little metaphors.
Carnigavore on torrentfreak.com
Sorry to all those who feel stealing is ok because they won't miss it or can afford it YOU ARE THIEVES. It's not like you are stealing a loaf of bread to feed your family.
ironwolf97 on huffingtonpost.com
You steal IP, be it music, software or other copyrighted material, you should pay the price. There is no middle ground.
Mark Lamb on wsj.com
Do you believe content piracy is serious enough to warrant prison time and criminal extradition between countries?
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