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The saga of the BPI’s battle to get the Pirate Party to removes its Pirate Bay proxy link has taken a nasty turn, with the BPI threatening to hold individual members of the Pirate Party responsible for crimes against copyright.
Previously, the Pirate Party has stood firm against the BPI’s request to stop offering a neat little proxy link to the Pirate Bay’s immense torrent archives. Now, six members of the Pirate Party have received letters from the BPI’s solicitors, threatening them with personal legal action should the proxy redirect remain accessible by UK web users.
Pirate Party leader Loz Kaye said: “We had been anticipating legal action ever since I received an email from Geoff Taylor of the BPI. What has taken me aback is that this threat is personally directed. I simply can not see what the music industry think can be positively gained by threatening to bankrupt me and other party officers.” [PP via TorrentFreak]
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Treatens? –
Spell check fella, change it quick before the trolls arrive!
I thought copyright infringement was a civil matter..?
Are the BPI then going to go after every other proxy server outside of the UK for providing access?
Once more the BPI steps into the breach. Whether they succeed or fail, more proxies will fill the gap. *le sigh*
They aren’t even the only proxy now and as you say take it down another will take its place.
The more you tighten your grip, Geoff Taylor, the more copyright will slip through your fingers.
I cannot in good conscience allow my money to go to a company / body which thinks its a good idea to try to get its business model written into law, has a monopoly which cause the problems in the first place and likes sending its customers to prison.
Can’t believe Treatens managed to get through
Is treaten the past participle of treated?
http://lifehacker.com/5968996/how-to-edit-your-own-writing
Why do they focus on The Pirate Bay? It’s not even good any more.
Are there any actual legal basis for this, or is it the case of “we’ll be suing you on everything we can think of until you run out of money proving us wrong” ?