Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

>"The judge said that the users of The Pirate Bay committed the first offense by sharing files and the four assisted this.

>It appears that the court chose to not take any of the technical details into account and only judged based on intent. They find it clear that the intention of the defendants is to facilitate sharing of copyrighted works and based their verdict on this."

While I don't agree with the justice of the law, I do think the judge's logic is 100x more clear and believable than the "king kong" defense.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: