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"The Village People had what, one huge hit?  If I were a member of the group, I'd want to get as much money for it as possible, too.  Surely that's why the Village People is so adamant about taking legal action, right?  Or it could be the Hitler reference in a certain YouTube clip... but you get the point.  The members of The Village People are still active in the community, and have been keeping a watchful eye on how the group's music is being used.  \nWhen The Pirate Bay was asked by the famous Web Sheriff to take down The Village People content on behalf of the band, most expected the torrent company to comply (really?).  When the Pirate Bay refused, the legal battle ensued.  The man behind Web Sheriff, John Gaicobbi, has gone so far as to hire Stockholm lawyer Lars Sandberg from the firm Sodermark to work on the case, on a local level to The Pirate Bay, of course, according to Torrent Freak.  And it looks like Giacobbi is pretty confident in his company's ability to win the case against the torrent company, though The Pirate Bay has won a few battles in its own right.  \nSo what has Giacobbi done in an attempt to ensure the success of his case against The Pirate Bay?  Asked Swedish group ABBA to jump on board, in an attempt to rally public support against The Pirate Bay and its evil ways.  Will it work?  So far, the majority of the consumers out there are all for free content, whether its ad-supported or otherwise.  \nNearly every artist from Prince to Eminem have pushed for more compensation in regards to royalties and crediting of their work, which is totally understandable, but the public cry for justice has fallen on mostly deaf ears.  Will it work in Sweden, where there's even more support for the free sharing of content?  I feel like Giacobbi may have made an incorrect judgment call on this one.  He shoulda just called Prince, for all that it's worth."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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